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Gauteng firefighters battle shack fire at Claremont informal settlement
Fire trucks have been dispatched and officials are on the scene trying to extinguish the blaze.
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About 700 people homeless after Denver fire
It’s understood a mattress caught fire, spreading to hundreds of shacks.
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Plastic View: Father urges govt intervention
Peter Sebola was shocked after seeing the informal settlement his son left home to live in.
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Father mourns son's death following Pretoria shack fire
The father says he had hoped he would still find his son alive when he arrived at the informal settlement.
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Four die in Pretoria shack fire
Authorities are currently on the scene searching for more bodies or survivors.
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JHB informal settlements residents given first aid & fire response skills
The programme will be rolled out in other areas including Denver informal settlement and Alexandra.
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MEC mulls ways to curb overcrowding in informal settlements
Yesterday, 25 shacks were destroyed when a blaze ripped through Alexandra in northern Johannesburg.
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Hout Bay shack blaze: Community suspects foul play
The fire claimed the lives of three people and left seven others displaced.
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Fire destroys 60 shacks in Johannesburg
The fire was allegedly caused by a paraffin stove that was knocked over.
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Gauteng officials take steps to prevent shack fires
The annual ‘winter safety campaign’ has already kicked off.
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Zandspruit shack fires displace 20 people
Johannesburg EMS officials say 12 shacks were destroyed in the blaze that was reported at around 6am.
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Shack fires cost CT millions
291 people were displaced after several blazes tore through shacks over the Christmas weekend.
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Emergency services warn shack dwellers
Officials are investigating following several fires in Cape Town and Gauteng.
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Shack fires: Two dead, three critically injured
Emergency Services have responded to four different shack fires in Johannesburg today.
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Slovo Park residents sleeping in containers & tents
More than 400 homes were destroyed when a fire broke out in the informal settlement at the weekend.
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Shack fires: 400 Soweto dwellings destroyed
A blaze tore through an informal settlement at the weekend, destroying 400 homes.
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Kya Sands: Children's education & health at risk
Community members are worried about their children after a massive shack fire last week.
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Kya Sands volunteers call for food supply boost
Volunteers are facing challenges to feed the thousands of destitute families.
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Kya Sands fire-affected to receive relief aid
Over the past few days the private sector, concerned locals and relief groups have donated.
