Cape Town - Three separate fires in Cape Town informal settlements left 85 people without homes overnight, the city's Disaster Risk Management Centre said on Sunday.
12 shacks were destroyed in Maroela Street, Wallacedene informal settlement, near Kraaifontein, displacing 50 people on Saturday night, spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said in a statement.
Five shacks were destroyed in Burundi informal settlement, off Naledi Street in Mfuleni, leaving 20 people without homes.
A further four shacks were destroyed in Wallacedene informal settlement, off Botfontein Road, displacing 15 people early on Sunday morning.
Authorities were investigating the causes of the fires, said Solomons-Johannes.
He appealed to residents to exercise caution in working with open flames. Gas burners, candles, lamps and paraffin stoves should be extinguished before going to bed, and electrical devices should be isolated. - Sapa
12 shacks were destroyed in Maroela Street, Wallacedene informal settlement, near Kraaifontein, displacing 50 people on Saturday night, spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said in a statement.
Five shacks were destroyed in Burundi informal settlement, off Naledi Street in Mfuleni, leaving 20 people without homes.
A further four shacks were destroyed in Wallacedene informal settlement, off Botfontein Road, displacing 15 people early on Sunday morning.
Authorities were investigating the causes of the fires, said Solomons-Johannes.
He appealed to residents to exercise caution in working with open flames. Gas burners, candles, lamps and paraffin stoves should be extinguished before going to bed, and electrical devices should be isolated. - Sapa
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