Sunday, January 3, 2010

Overberg fires kills human, razes settlement shacks

In one of the latest fires to hit the Overberg, a man was killed when a blaze broke out in an informal settlement in Gansbaai.

Police said Rabukana Mothano, 31, was killed and about 10 shacks burnt down when the settlement caught alight. An inquest docket had been opened, said police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk.

Overberg District Municipality disaster and fire chief Reinard Geldenhuys said he was relieved that the fire in the Agulhas Plain had been extinguished. They were now focusing on the Botriver blaze.

- Cape Argus

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