Man dies in Khayelitsha shack fire

Cape Town - A man died in a shack fire in Khayelitsha, the City of Cape Town's disaster risk management centre said on Tuesday.

He was apparently overcome by smoke and sustained severe burn wounds, spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said.

The fire, which broke out on Monday, was caused by a faulty heater. Six shacks were destroyed, leaving six people homeless.

- Sapa