Yet another fire ravaged a Cape Town community. Firefighters were called on Thursday night of informal structures alight just off Winnie Mandela Street in Langa.
‘’The City’s Fire & Rescue Service received numerous
calls after 20:15… In order to contain the blaze several fire crews from
various fire stations were activated and around 19 frontline fire resources and
a total of 80 staff were on scene, including the Incident Management Team,’’
said Jermaine Carelse, City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson.
‘’The fire area was divided into three divisions in order
to maximise the resources on scene and to mitigate further damages. By 02:30,
firefighters managed to extinguish the fire. Our initial estimates are around
150 structures were destroyed and about 450 persons were displaced,’’ he added.
COURTESY: Sub council 15 chairperson, Angus McKenzieCarelse said no injuries or fatalities were reported.
The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre said it will
conduct a formal assessment to verify the number of structures destroyed and
persons affected.
Done by: Mitchum George
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