Fire destroys 20 homes in Western Cape

About 20 shacks have been destroyed in a fire in the Nomzano informal settlement, near the Strand in the Western Cape.

There are currently two fire trucks, a rescue vehicle, and a water tender on the scene. The cause of the fire has not yet been established. No deaths or injuries have been reported.

Meanwhile, more than 1,500 shack dwellers have been given temporary accommodation at a local crèche after a fire destroyed their shacks at Jadu Place near Springfield in Durban this morning.

Over 500 shacks were razed, apparently after a candle was left burning in one of the shacks.

No one was injured in the fire. Chairperson of the development Committee in Ward 5, Dumisani Mkhize, has pleaded with the municipality to take care of the residents who have been left homeless. - SABC