Four injured, 400 shacks damaged in fire at information settlement in east of Tshwane
Four people have been injured after a fire erupted at the Cemetery View informal settlement in Woodlands in the east of Tshwane just before midnight on Sunday.
Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson Charles Mabaso, says it took firefighters some 4 hours to extinguish the flames.
“The total number of shacks on fire was estimated to be 400 during firefighting operations at the incident. An assessment is however underway to determine the exact number of shacks and households affected. Disaster Management and Social Development officials are on the ground conducting the assessment and a local church is sheltering some of the affected,” says Mabaso.
He confirmed that four people were transported to hospital.
“Three people (gender and age not yet determined) were transported by private ambulance services. One apparently is in a critical condition and the other in stable conditions,”
The investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
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