Study reveals shack fires move at devastating speed
A research experiment has been conducted by the Fire Engineering Research Unit at Stellenbosch University (FireSUN) in collaboration with the Western Cape Disaster Management, Fire and Rescue Services and the Breede Valley Municipality (BVM) fire department in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh to determine how to reduce the impact of shack fires. The research was funded by the UK-based Global Challenges Research Fund. The research revealed that 20 shacks […]
