A female minor has died in a fire in Mandela Park in Hout Bay. The City's Fire and Rescue Service responded to the blaze at 12h14 on Monday afternoon. Spokesperson Theo Layne said between ten and 15 informal structures were affected by the fire. “Four Fire Engines, four Water Tankers and one Rescue vehicle with 30 Firefighters are on scene,” Layne stated. The fire was contained as of 12h45. Layne […]
At least 2000 Hout Bay residents affected by the devastating fire that swept through the Mandela Park Imizamo Yethu township have been left homeless. This as a fire engulfed at least 1000 informal structures and caused the death of two individuals. The fire was one of four fires over the weekend, which resulted in the death of ten people. City Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Theo Layne, says that rescue […]
Following months of devastating fires across the Cape, the City’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to three separate fires last night, which claimed the lives of nine individuals. Speaking to VOC News, City Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Theo Layne, says that rescue services responded to a fire in an informal structure in Wesbank at approximately 23h00, which resulted in the death of four residents; one adult male, one adult […]
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