Gift of the Givers and disaster management teams are assisting residents of the Dakota informal settlement, south of Durban, following a devastating fire that broke out early this morning.

According to The Witness, the blaze, which ripped through the settlement on Foreman Road in Durban, reportedly destroyed at least 150 shacks.

Disaster response teams were dispatched to the scene to contain the fire and prevent further damage.

Images shared on the Gift of the Givers Facebook page showed residents and emergency personnel assessing the aftermath, with several families left without shelter.

KZN MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi has deployed provincial disaster response teams to address the situation.

His department said the intervention forms part of broader efforts to manage a spate of informal settlement fires in the eThekwini metro.

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