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Three people died and two others were being treated for smoke inhalation following a fire in Ravensmead in Cape Town. Picture: Supplied.

Ravensmead

More still needed to help residents of Ravensmead after fire

By Lizell Persens

The fire started at the Appelboord informal settlement on Friday night and was extinguished in the early hours of Saturday.

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    2 children wounded in Ravensmead gang shooting discharged

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    1281 days ago
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