Two die in fire at Selby informal settlement

Two die in fire at Selby informal settlement

Two people have been killed, and some 30 homes were destroyed in a fire at the Eloff Extension informal settlement in Selby, Johannesburg. 

Two die in fire at Selby informal settlement
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The fire broke out on Friday overnight. 


Joburg emergency services spokesperson Nana Radeba-Kgiba says what caused the fire is unclear. 


"On arrival, we found multiple shacks well alight, and it took plus two hours to fully extinguish the 30-plus shacks involved," she says.  


Radebe-Kgiba added that emergency services were on the scene registering the displaced families. 


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