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Man dies in Masiphumelele shack fire
Firefighters responded to the shack blaze early this morning.
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Child dies in Khayelitsha shack fire
Officials say the child suffered fatal burns while a number of people were displaced.
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Separate fires claim two lives
In the latest blaze in Dunoon, 30 homes were destroyed leaving 120 people displaced.
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About 700 people homeless after Denver fire
It’s understood a mattress caught fire, spreading to hundreds of shacks.
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Two dead, 50 homeless in separate fires in Cape Town
The fires occurred in Philippi and Gugulethu overnight.
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Lenasia residents traumatised after family dies in shack fire
An elderly woman, her two children and two grandchildren were burnt beyond recognition this morning.
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CT winter fires claim at least 23 lives so far
The disaster risk management unit says officials have responded to more than 600 fires this year in the city.
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Three people die in separate fires in Western Cape
A man died when his home was razed to the ground by a blaze in Witsand near Atlantis on Saturday.
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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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JHB informal settlements residents given first aid & fire response skills
The programme will be rolled out in other areas including Denver informal settlement and Alexandra.
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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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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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NW Premier sends condolences to family of shack fire victims
Six people, aged between five and 26, perished in a shack fire in Deelpan yesterday.
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Salt River fire damages shacks, market building
Several shacks were burnt, but no injuries have yet been reported.
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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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CT shacks may get new fire detection system
A local entrepreneur says he hopes to convince the City of CT to roll out a new fire detection system.
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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.
