Monday, December 24, 2012

Two die in shack fires over weekend


Athenkosi Mvane
24 December 2012

Two people died and 36 more were left displaced during fires across the city over the weekend.
Places that were affected were Mitchell’s Plain, Mfuleni and Khayelitsha where the two deceased were from.

City’s Disaster Risk Management is assisting with food parcels, building material and blankets.

The victims are also receiving psychosocial trauma counselling. Wilfred Solomons-Johanness said that the Disaster Risk Management Centre urges people to exercise caution when working with open flames.

“It is important people extinguish any gas burners, candles, lamps and paraffin stoves before they go to sleep; and also to isolate any electrical devices which may cause fires” Solomons-Johannes added.

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