More than 100 shacks were destroyed and about 800 people left homeless in a shack fire at Mandela Park in Hout Bay on Friday, Cape Town fire control said.
Between 150 and 200 shacks were destroyed in the fire which started around 3am, said Goodwood fire control supervisor Paul Joseph.
By 6.30am the fire had been brought under control. There were 13 fire engines on scene containing the blaze, said Joseph.
He said the cause of the fire or the number of people injured was not yet known. - Sapa
Between 150 and 200 shacks were destroyed in the fire which started around 3am, said Goodwood fire control supervisor Paul Joseph.
By 6.30am the fire had been brought under control. There were 13 fire engines on scene containing the blaze, said Joseph.
He said the cause of the fire or the number of people injured was not yet known. - Sapa
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