Saturday, May 26, 2007

Shack fire leaves 35 homeless

Thirty-five people were left homeless when their shacks were razed by fire early on Saturday in Du Noon informal settlement near Milnerton, said Cape Town disaster management services.

Spokesperson Johan Minnie said the fire started in one of the shacks at 1.30am and spread to 19 other shacks.

The cause of fire was unknown and no injuries were reported.

He says a number of shacks were also destroyed by fire in several areas around Cape Town on Friday night.

No one was injured in those fires either. - Sapa

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