City of Cape Town's JP Smith stated that firefighters could have saved more homes before in Langa's Joe Slovo informal settlement had several fire hoses not been cut while crews were responding to Saturday's blaze.
According to Smith It's still
not clear who is responsible for the fire. He is also calling onto residents to
help identify those responsible for tampering with the hoses thus hampering
firefighting efforts during Saturday's blaze.
"More homes could have
been saved but for this interference and although this type of behaviour is not
new, it boggles the mind that anyone could behave in this manner," Smith
said.
260 homes have reportedly been
destroyed, leaving more than 750 people displaced. Gift of the Givers have been
on-site over the past few days, assisting affected residents.
The group's Ali Sablay said
that they would remain on site for the next two days at least until social
development relief kicked in.
by Everngelista Muza
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