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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.
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80 people homeless following blaze in CT
A fire ripped through an informal settlement in Crossroads and destroyed at least 34 structures.
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Masiphumelele residents to start rebuilding their homes
At least 600 people have been displaced after Friday's blaze in which 150 homes were razed to the ground.
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Imizamo Yethu residents receive aid to rebuild homes
The Hout Bay informal settlement was struck by yet another devastating fire that razed 60 dwellings.
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Initial investigations into fatal Cape fires reveal negligence as the cause
Nine people died after blazes gutted shacks in several areas across the Cape over 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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At least 1,000 people homeless after Imizamo Yethu fire
The blaze broke out in the Hout Bay informal settlement last night.
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Shack fire leaves 1 dead in Imizamo Yethu
Firefighters are still on the scene, where at least a 1,000 people have been left homeless.
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One person killed in Gugulethu shack fire
The fatal blaze tore through the informal settlement this morning, leaving nine people displaced.
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CT fires leave at least 150 homeless
The first fire broke out at Military Heights informal settlement in Seawinds on yesterday.
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'Masiphumelele fire could've been avoided'
The company that manufactures fire-retardant paint says govt didn’t act on time to hire their services.
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‘There’s hope Masiphumelele residents will have homes by Sunday’
More than 4,000 people were displaced in a fire which broke out over the weekend.
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Donations pour in as Masiphumelele residents rebuild their lives
Capetonians & some retailers have been making donations & rallying around thousands of residents.
