Fire

Suspected Fish Hoek arsonist released

Insufficient evidence against man accused of starting devastating fire that destroyed four houses

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Brief | 11 April 2024

28-year-old arrested after devastating Fish Hoek fire

Man found in vicinity of fire to be charged with arson, say police

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News | 8 April 2024

Firefighters battled to extinguish fatal factory fire because Verulam has no water

Three bodies have been recovered, one person is missing

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Brief | 5 March 2024

Three people in hospital with serious burns after Dunoon shack fires

At least 200 people were left homeless after two fires at the weekend

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Brief | 5 March 2024

In photos: Pringle Bay on fire

Firefighters are battling to contain the blaze which has entered its third day

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Photo Essay | 31 January 2024

More than 100 homes destroyed in Philippi weekend blaze

No fatalities but 362 people left to rebuild from the ashes

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Brief | 4 December 2023

Protest by people left homeless by Durban fire

Human settlements MEC promised them building materials

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Brief | 22 November 2023

Hundreds homeless after shack fire rips through Durban settlement

MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance

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Brief | 17 November 2023

Fire victims sleep outside to protect their plots

“We sleep with our kids on our plots because we don’t want other residents to build their own shacks on them”

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Brief | 3 November 2023

Two dead in two shack fires since Friday in Dunoon

About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless

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Brief | 1 November 2023

Two die and hundreds left homeless by Khayelitsha fire

Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby

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News | 30 October 2023

Transit camp for fire victims burns down in Durban

60 families left homeless after a fire in Foreman informal settlement on Sunday

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Brief | 10 October 2023

Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park

73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night

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Brief | 19 September 2023

51 people homeless after fire in Dunoon

“My whole life was in that shack”

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Brief | 12 September 2023

Loved ones who perished in the Joburg building fire

We spoke to surviving relatives at the Hofland Community Centre shelter

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News | 8 September 2023

Fire safety review in Cape Town buildings after tragic Johannesburg fire

Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City plan to strengthen fire safety protocols in two buildings occupied by activists

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Brief | 6 September 2023