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163 die in WC shack fires
Nearly 3,800 other fires, like vegetation blazes, claimed the lives of 33 people.
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Couple die in shack fire
The blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning destroying at least 70 shacks.
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Mom and child killed in shack fire
Western Cape authorities are still trying to find the victims’ next of kin following the incident.
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Family die in shack fire
Emergency services have urged people to not leave appliances unattended.
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Man dies in Soweto shack fire
Emergency services have called on the residents to be cautious following a deadly shack fire.
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Three die in CT shack fires
Officials said two children were also hurt in one of the fires.
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2 die in Cape shack fires
Two people have died and 200 more were left homeless in seperate shack fires in Cape Town.
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EMS trains shack dwellers to fight fire
Informal settlement dwellers are receiving raining on how to deal with fires.
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Community devastated after fire kills children
The Dukathole community is both saddened and shocked after four children died in a shack fire.
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Mayor shocked by shack fire deaths
Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele says the family affected by the shack fire will be assisted.
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Shack fire victims rebuild homes
Hundreds of people affected by the Khayamnandi shack fire are rebuilding their homes.
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Shack fire victims to be relocated
Shack fire victims in Nelson Mandela Bay will be placed at different areas.
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'CT officials have failed fire victims'
A Khayelitsha ward councillor says residents need an adequate disaster management plan.
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WC officials prepared for summer fires
Western Cape emergency officials say they are well prepared to deal with fires in the province.
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Two killed in CT shack fires
Hundreds of people have been displaced due to shack fired in various parts of Cape Town.
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Shack fire victims receive help
Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre is assisting the families of two shack fire victims.
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Drop in CPT shack fires
Officials in CPT say public awareness campaigns are working.
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CT shack fires leave one dead, 16 displaced
Cape Town emergency services responded to shake fire incidents which left one dead.
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Two killed in Soweto shack fire
Two teenagers died in a shack fire at the Snake Park Informal Settlement in Soweto.
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Two die in CT shack fire
The couple's home at the Malawi informal settlement caught alight in the early hours of the morning.
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Man dies in JHB shack fire
One man has died in a shack fire at the Marathon Informal Settlement in Germiston on Sunday.