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WC hopes to expand smoke detector pilot project to rest of SA
The province's Environmental Affairs Department partnered with Stellenbosch University to install dozens of smoke detectors in the Wallacedene informal settlement and authorities are claiming great results.
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Man (20) dies, 34 displaced following Touwsranten fire
A man, believed to be in his mid-twenties, died in the fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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City of Joburg assessing impact of devastating Alex shack fires
The blaze ripped through a small section of the township in the early hours of Tuesday morning when an open fire was left unattended during the current cold snap gripping Gauteng.
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Alex residents count costs after shack fire
It’s believed last night's blaze started after a resident left an open fire unattended during the cold snap.
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Winter fires: 1 dead in CT, 40 shacks destroyed in Gauteng
A cold snap hit Gauteng on Monday night and temperatures are only expected to warm up from Thursday.
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Ramaphosa pledges govt support to Philippi shack fire victims
Five children died in the tragedy in the early hours of Saturday morning. The fire tore through the Masiya informal settlement.
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Philippi residents pick up the pieces after deadly fire
The blaze ripped through a section of the Masiya informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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President Ramaphosa saddened by death of 5 boys in Philippi shack fire
At least 17 people, many of them children, have died in shack fires since the start of May in Cape Town.
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Investigation underway after shack fire claims lives of 5 children
Five children died when a fire ripped through several homes in Philippi.
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Shack fire breaks out during Ramaphosa address in Tswelopele
President Cyril Ramaphosa was addressing community members as part of the ANC’s Thuma Mina campaign launch.
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CT shack fires claim 10 lives in the past few days
The onset of winter usually brings with it a spike in shack fires.
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Woman taken in for questioning after deadly Khayelitsha shack fire
The shack fire claimed the lives of eight family members, five of whom were between the ages of two and 14.
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Fewer vegetation fires seen in CT over past year
During the 2017/2018 financial year, there were more than 7,200 blazes of which more than 5,600 were vegetation fires.
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Concerns remain after CT sees drop in wildfires
During the 2016/2017 year, there were more than 8,000 fires.
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Two people killed in separate fire incidents in Cape Town
Around 60 structures were destroyed when a blaze ripped through a section of Pholeli Park.
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Valhalla Park residents hoping to rebuild after devastating fire
The blaze broke out in the 7de Laan informal settlement on Tuesday, displacing more than 300 shack dwellers.
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More than 600 displaced after separate fires in Elsies River, Strand
At least 120 residents were left homeless following a blaze in Leonsdale in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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KZN fire leaves residents homeless, no fatalities reported
Cato Manor residents at an informal settlement were left homeless when a blaze razed their homes to the ground on Saturday.
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Minister Sisulu wants dept to rethink plans on dealing with fires
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the recent fires that have devastated communities have forced her department to rethink its planning.
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Numerous shacks on fire in Khayelitsha
It's unclear how the fire broke out in the township's BM Section.
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Athlone community gets humanitarian relief following shack fire
More than 50 dwellings were gutted in the blaze earlier on Tuesday morning.
