Shack fire displaces 250 people in Joburg informal settlement
Residents of Kathrada Park, Newclare were left homeless after a fire destroyed their homes.
Claremont, Newclare and Westbury residents are heartbroken after having lost their homes due to a fire this Monday morning, Westside Eldos reports.
It has since been reported that around 250 people are now homeless due to the fire.
The fire broke out at the Kathrada Park informal settlement destroying everything in its path.
Firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene at about 5am to help residents evacuate the area and put out the blaze.
According to Chris Vivier from the Johannesburg Emergency Services, about 50 or more shacks burned down.
“There’s no fatalities or injuries reported. At the moment, we suspect that the fire was started by a candle,” Vivier said.
Johannesburg Emergency Management spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi believes an unattended candle started the fire.
“We are looking about over 50 shacks that have been affected,” says Mulaudzi.
No fatalities and injuries have been reported so far, says Mulaudzi.
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