Approximately 450 persons are displaced following a fire that broke out in Masiphumelele on Monday.
‘’An emergency call was received at approximately 04:30… of
structures alight. The first arriving Officer from Kommetjie Road saw the
extent of the fire and called for additional resources,’’ said Jermaine Carelse,
City of Cape Town Fire & Rescue Service.
Carelse said the fire was extinguished at
11:50, with no fatalities or injuries reported.
The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) said approximately
82 structures have been affected, with approximately 450 persons displaced – ‘’registration
of all affected persons is ongoing, in collaboration with the City’s Informal
Settlements Management Department,’’ said Sonica Lategan, DRMC spokesperson.
She added that one person sustained injuries, while animal
welfare organisations, SPCA and TEARS, were on site too, to attend to an
injured dog. In terms of City infrastructure, six toilets and electrical
infrastructure were damaged.
Electricity in the surrounding areas has been re-connected,
while the fire site had been secured. The City's Solid Waste Department began
with mop up operations on Tuesday morning.
‘’The National Human Settlement department will be
providing building materials to the affected homeowners, while the Western Cape
Department of Social Development has committed to provide psychosocial support
to those in need, from 27 December 2024.’’
‘’The City's humanitarian relief partners, Gift of the
Givers, Living Hope and Islamic Relief, will provide hot meals for seven days
(breakfast, lunch and supper). Gift of
the Givers will further provide blankets, mattresses, clothing, baby packs,
school uniforms and stationery. Food
parcels will be provided after structures have been rebuilt,’’ added Sonica
Lategan, DRMC spokesperson.
Done By: Mitchum George
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