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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.
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Primrose residents suspect unattended brazier behind fire
The Red Cross's Titus Baloyi says the strong wing in the area may have caused the blaze to spread to a large section of the shacks.
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'I sleep outside... I don’t have a choice'
Residents who lost their homes in a shack fire in Primrose on the East Rand have described to Eyewitness News how they battled to sleep in the cold.
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Hundreds left homeless after Primrose informal settlement fire
Hundreds of people have been left homeless after a fire ripped through at least 50 shacks at the Primrose informal settlement on the East Rand.
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[UPDATE] Primrose informal settlement fire extinguished, 50 homes destroyed
Ekurhuleni disaster management says no one was hurt or killed in the fire.
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20 left homeless after fire destroys shacks near Lavender Hill
Cape Town Disaster Risk Management says its office has been activated and officials are assessing the damage.
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Philippi East community left reeling from deadly shack fire
The shack fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning, killing a couple and their four children.
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Authorities probe destructive Masiphumelele blaze
The blaze broke out in Kanana Road shortly before 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
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Joburg EMS happy with response to shack fires following cold snap
Emergency services say there was no other incident reported, despite a cold snap which usually leads to several fires.
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Joburg Emergency Services issue shack fire warning ahead of winter
Johannesburg Emergency Services’ Robert Mulaudzi says winter is often a difficult time with at least 189 informal settlements within the city.
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Over 550 CT families start rebuilding following shack fires
The Cape Town fire and rescue service has responded to 10 major fire incidents since the start of the Easter holiday period.
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Separate CT shack fires leave over 600 residents homeless
Two people have died in separate incidents in Hout Bay and Gugulethu.
