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At least 30 shacks destroyed in Zandspruit fire
Gauteng's disaster management team has dispatched a unit to assist those affected by the fire.
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Man dies in Philippi shack fire
The blaze gutted four dwellings in Kosovo last night, leaving scores of people homeless.
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Wallacedene shack fire: seventh victim dies
The 51-year-old Thenjiwe Mankayi died in hospital of her injuries.
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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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Zimbabwean, Mozambican nationals among those killed in PTA shack fire
Premier David Makhura says government is intervening to assist and will ensure no one is deported.
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Police rule out possibility of finding new bodies in PTA shack fire rubble
Approximately 300 homes were gutted overnight when a fire spread through the settlement.
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Plastic View residents to be accommodated in Mamelodi after fire
Around 1,500 people have been displaced after the overnight blaze that killed five residents.
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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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Woman (51) in critical condition following deadly blaze in Kraaifontein
Investigators say the blaze may have been sparked when a heating device caught alight.
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Two toddlers die in Mpumalanga shack fire
The siblings were reportedly home alone when the structure caught fire this morning.
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Child killed in Kensington shack fire
City of Sape Town Fire & Rescue Services say the cause of the blaze remains unclear.
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Cops investigate after four killed in shack fire
Early this morning, firefighters battled a blaze in Bloekombos near Kraaifontein.
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Two teens burn to death in Kraaifontein shack fire
It’s unclear what caused the fire that led to the death of the 15-year-old girl and the 18-year-old man.
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Over 200 shacks burnt to the ground in Mangolongolo
The fire broke out in the early hours of this morning and quickly spread through the informal settlement.
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Group of CT people displaced by shack fire
The city's disaster risk management centre says the incident occurred in Gugulethu.
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Man dies in Johannesburg fire
One person has been killed and two others injured in two separate fires in Johannesburg.
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At least 25 people left homeless after Strand shack fire
Nine structures were gutted when a blaze broke out in Nomzamo yesterday.
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About 80 shacks destroyed by fire in Kayamandi
The Stellenbosch municipality says some residents pelted firefighters with stones.
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Firefighters prevented from battling blaze in Khayelitsha
Enkanini informal settlement residents apparently stoned Fire & Rescue Service vehicles this morning.
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Two people killed in separate WC fires
In the first incident, a man died In Mfuleni after his home caught alight last night.
