A total of 150 shacks were destroyed in a fire in the Masiphumelele informal settlement in Cape Town, the Disaster Risk Management Centre said on Sunday.
A Spokesperson for the centre, Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, said that three hundred people had been affected after 150 shacks were destroyed in the blaze which started at about 7am. By 10am the fire was under control.
Fifteen fire engines and a helicopter were used to battle the fire. "No fatalities have been reported," said Solomons-Johannes. "All persons have been accounted for."
A community hall has been opened for the next few days. People are being registered and also issued with building material.
- Sapa
A Spokesperson for the centre, Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, said that three hundred people had been affected after 150 shacks were destroyed in the blaze which started at about 7am. By 10am the fire was under control.
Fifteen fire engines and a helicopter were used to battle the fire. "No fatalities have been reported," said Solomons-Johannes. "All persons have been accounted for."
A community hall has been opened for the next few days. People are being registered and also issued with building material.
- Sapa
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