Assessments under way after fire near Muizenberg informal settlement
At least 300 hundred people have been affected in the blaze.
Firefighters extinguish a fire in the Overcome Heights informal settlement in Capricorn, Cape Town on 20 November 2024. Picture: Gift of the Givers
CAPE TOWN - Assessments are under way in the Overcome Heights informal settlement near Muizenberg, after a fire destroyed about a hundred structures.
At least 300 people have been affected.
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City of Cape Town officials said an official count will be given once the registration process is completed.
"Two minors sustained burn wounds and were taken to hospital. City services have been activated to attend to infrastructural damages, including replacing toilets on-site.
"The City's Electricity Services was on site to fix overhead electrical lines. Solid Waste will start clearing the site as soon as possible," said the city's Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson, Sonica Lategan.