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Alarm raised over 15% increase in residential fires in CT
There was a 15% increase in the number of formal and informal residential fires in December compared to the same period the year before.
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Father, daughter (3) burnt to death in Ekurhuleni shack fire
The charred remains of the deceased were discovered under the debris of the shack by paramedics.
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Masiphumelele fire claims 3 lives
Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze, but several shacks were destroyed.
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2 children among 3 killed in Nyanga shack fire
The fire also claimed the life of a man when the blaze broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning, damaging many informal structures.
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‘They’ve lost everything’: Appeal for help after KZN informal settlement fire
Local ward councillor Suraya Reddy said the fire is believed to have been started by a client of a local sex worker after he was allegedly robbed.
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Khayelitsha shack fire claims 2 lives
The blaze broke out in in the early hours of Sunday morning and the exact cause is still unknown at this stage.
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Investigation after Philippi man killed in shack fire
While the cause of the fire is unknown, the fire and rescue spokesperson for the City of Cape Town Jermaine Carelse said an investigation was under way.
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Pomona residents vow to stay put on privately-owned land after fire
Over 900 people were left homeless after the blaze gutted their structures on Monday night.
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Residents of Pomona informal settlement yet to rebuild after devastating fire
Gift of the Givers Foundation and other groups rallied behind the community after 200 shacks were burnt on Monday night and left hundreds of people homeless.
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Gas cylinder explosion led to fire at Kempton Park informal settlement
Ekurhuleni emergency services said more than 900 families from Pomona informal settlement have been displaced.
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Over 200 shacks destroyed in Ekurhuleni fire
Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services was back at the scene to help families clean up the area and selvage what is left of their belongings.
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FS police probe deadly shack fire
It's understood the siblings, aged 13 and 17, were killed when their shack caught fire at the weekend.
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Police probe fiery death of boys left alone in shack
It’s understood the boys, aged 7 and 12, were left alone at home when the tragedy took place earlier this week.
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4 killed in Khayelitsha house fire
Jermaine Carelse, from the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services, said a man was injured in the tragedy.
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Masiphumelele residents rebuild after devastating shack fire
More than 50 shacks were gutted or damaged in Sunday’s blaze.
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Shack fire leaves more than 200 homeless in Masiphumelele
The blaze broke out in the informal settlement in the early hours of Sunday and destroyed 119 shacks.
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CT Disaster Management to assess damage in Masiphumelele after ravaging fire
It was unclear how many shacks were gutted in the blaze.
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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.
