Cape peninsula shack fires
Authorities investigate series of fires across Cape Peninsula
Firefighters responded to deadly blazes in Mflueni & Hout Bay at the weekend.
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9 killed as shack fires ravage CT informal settlements
Firefighters responded to several major incidents across the Peninsula which have left hundreds homeless.
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CT fires displace close to 350 people
Almost 100 dwellings were gutted by fires in Philippi, Langa, Khayelitsha & Ravensmead this weekend.
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12 displaced after Philippi shack fire
Twelve people have been displaced after a blaze broke out in the Brown's Farm informal settlement.
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WC authorities probe weekend fires
Since the start of the weekend, 57 dwellings were gutted and close to 200 people were displaced.
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Boy (5) dies in Atlantis house fire
The boy was killed when an aggressive fire destroyed a Witsand home and a backyard dwelling.
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Shack dwellers urged to be careful
Several fires were reported at informal settlements in the City of Cape Town at the weekend.
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CT fires reduced by 25%
The municipality says more than four thousand less incidents occurred in the fire season.
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Cape shack fires leave 43 homeless
Around 29 people were left homeless in Lwandle and 14 in Khayelitsha in fires over the weekend.
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Memorial service for shack fire victims
The service took place at Zeekoevlei Secondary School.
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Family distraught after deadly shack fire
The blaze gutted two backyard shacks in 5th Avenue during the early hours of Monday morning.
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Zille: Alcohol linked to shack fires
WC Premier Helen Zille says alcohol abuse is one of the major contributors to shack fires.
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Man dies in CT shack fire
A man died following a shack fire in Masiphumelele near Fish Hoek on Tuesday.
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'CT formal housing not an overnight process'
Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela has pleaded with people to avoid informal settlement fires.
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Khayelitsha shack fire: 30 homeless
The cause of the fire which broke out on Saturday morning remains unknown.
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Shack fire breaks out in Valhalla Park
Eighteen fire trucks are currently on the scene and the blaze has been contained.
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CT beefs up firefighting capacity
The city has intensified its firefighting capacity for the dry summer season.
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Two killed in Cape shack fires
Separate fires have claimed the lives of two people while 60 others have been displaced.
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163 die in WC shack fires
Nearly 3,800 other fires, like vegetation blazes, claimed the lives of 33 people.
