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Blaze leaves over 140 homes, 300 people affected in Nomzamo
The blaze ripped through two areas in the informal settlement on Tuesday.
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Masiphumelele fire claims 3 lives
Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze, but several shacks were destroyed.
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Teen dead, 20 shacks destroyed in Kwazakhele fire near PE
The blaze gutted several shacks in the Ndulini informal settlement on Monday, leaving more than 100 people without a roof over their heads.
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Toddler (2) dies after shack catches fire in EC
Her older brother was rescued by neighbours after the blaze erupted on Saturday night.
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Fire destroys several homes in CT, leaves 2 dead
Meanwhile, over 200 people have been displaced after a fire in Daspoort, west of Pretoria
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3 people hospitalised, 120 people displaced in Daspoort shack fire
At least 30 shacks have been ravaged in the blaze at the Bremmer informal settlement, leaving about 120 people displaced.
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Pomona shack fire victims to get temporary accommodation for now
The blaze ravaged parts of the Pomona informal settlement on Monday, burning down over 300 homes and leaving hundreds displaced.
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Masina: Fire-hit Pomona residents won't be removed from land
More than 900 families from Pomona informal settlement were displaced following the blaze on Monday evening.
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1 person confirmed dead after shack fire in Nomzamo
Fire and rescue services responded to a number of informal structures alight after midnight.
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Authorities probing cause of deadly Philippi shack fire
Twenty-one firefighters responded to the scene and upon arrival were informed that one person was still missing.
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Most shacks rebuilt following Masiphumelele fire
Almost 1,300 people were left destitute following Sunday night's blaze that swept through an entire section of the township.
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Masiphumelele residents affected by blaze to restart rebuilding homes
The blaze swept through a section of the township on Sunday night, destroying about 256 structures.
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1 person dead, over 1,000 left homeless after Masiphumelele shack fire
The City of Cape Town said the blaze destroyed 256 structures, affecting more than 1,200 people.
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1 dead in Khayelitsha shack blaze
The city of cape town said by the time firefighters arrived on the scene they found one structure on fire.
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Port Elizabeth family of 5 die in shack fire
The cause of the fire is not yet known and will be investigated.
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Separate shack fires claim 3 lives
Two separate shack blazes broke out in the same informal settlement in Philippi in the space of a few hours early of Sunday morning.
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Probe launched after 2 sisters killed in shack fire
The woman, who was a cashier at the bus service, died in a fire at her home in Mfuleni on Tuesday evening. The victim’s sister was also killed.
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Paarl shack fire victims start to rebuild homes
Officials have been clearing the area of rubble and debris, while assisting the community with meals and access to essential services.
