Cape Town officials deny claims of too little water to fight a Boxing Day blaze
Residents of an informal settlement in drought-stricken Cape Town that burnt to the ground on Tuesday claim the fire could have been extinguished sooner if there had been enough water. About 300 people were left homeless after the blaze tore through 150 shacks in Valhalla Park. Although city officials denied the allegations‚ Delmaine Cottee‚ the ANC councillor in the area‚ said people had maintained that fire trucks were ''half empty''. […]
