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Hundreds left destitute as inferno rips through Capricorn

The City of Cape Town (COCT) has confirmed that the blaze that ripped through the Overberg Heights in Capricorn on Wednesday morning has left at least 300 people destitute. The COCT Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Sonica Lategan said assessments are ongoing. “Indications are that approximately 100 structures were destroyed, and some 300 persons affected. An official count will be given once the registration process is completed," she added. Lategan […]

today21 November 2024

Local

Gift of the Givers assists fire victims over Easter weekend

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has been assisting hundreds of individuals impacted by the recent infernos on the Cape Flats over the Easter Weekend. Ali Sably, spokesperson for GOTG, provided insight into the situation. "There was a massive fire that broke out on Saturday evening and continued until the early hours of Sunday morning, which led to the displacement of thousands of people. The first fire occurred […]

today2 April 2024

Local

Isipingo blaze | 300 homes destroyed, 1,000 left homeless

Over 300 shacks have gone up in flames in a devastating blaze at an informal settlement in Isipingo. The Gift of the Givers, who were on site on Saturday night, estimates over a thousand people have been left homeless. The Dakota informal settlement is situated a few hundred meters from the beach. It was hard hit during last year's floods. Poverty is also rife in the settlement and fires in […]

today16 April 2023

Local

Parliament’s Old Assembly Building set alight

A fire has caused extensive damage to parliament's Old Assembly Building in the Mother City. The blaze, that has since been contained, affected upper floor areas including offices and committee meeting rooms. The rest of the parliament building was not affected. A large part of the building including certain parts of the lower floor not affected by fire, have been left flooded due to the activation of the fire sprinkler […]

today17 March 2021

International News

Venezuela jailbreak attempt sparks blaze, 68 dead

A fire allegedly set during an attempted jailbreak from Venezuelan police holding cells killed 68 people on Wednesday, the country’s top prosecutor and inmates’ rights group says. The blaze at the detention facility in Carabobo state is the latest in a series of deadly incidents in Venezuela’s overcrowded jails. “In light of the terrible events that took place in the Carabobo state police headquarters, where 68 people died in a […]

today29 March 2018

News

Questions raised about GSH blaze

Questions are being raised about the circumstances surrounding the death of a male patient who sustained fatal burns after a fire broke out at Groote Schuur Hospital. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to a blaze in Ward G17 at 22h30 on Sunday evening. Fire and Rescue Service's spokesperson Theo Layne said that one bed and a bedside table were damaged in the blaze and no other injuries were […]

today8 January 2018

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