Over 100 displaced after devastating fire in Egoli informal settlement

More than 100 people have been left homeless after a devastating fire tore through the Egoli Informal Settlement in Schaapkraal, Philippi, on Saturday morning (15 March). City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse confirmed that 15 firefighting resources, including a Type 4 Incident Management Team (IMT), were dispatched to contain the blaze. “The fire area was divided into two divisions to maximize efforts and stabilize the […]