Fire leaves 18 displaced in Bontheuwel
Athenkosi Mvane
Eighteen people were left homeless in
Bonteheuwel yesterday, when a fire damaged two informal dwellings, Cape Town
Spokesperson Wilfred
Solomons-Johannes said the fire was sparked by the illegal burning of copper
wire.
Solomons-Johannes said that no one was reported to be injured, but the occupants lost all their personal belongings.
Solomons-Johannes said the sparks of the fire spread and resulted in two other structures being set alight.
“Disaster Risk Management assisted those
affected by the fire with the necessary disaster relief aid” Solomons-Johannes added.
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