More than a thousand residents have the painful task of rebuilding their dwellings after a devastating fire wiped out hundreds of homes in Cemetery View informal settlement in Pretoria on Saturday night.
Three people have died in a devastating fire that left thousands homeless in the Cemetery View Informal settlement in Pretoria on Saturday night.Residents have already started rebuilding their homes.
He said when the team arrived at the scene, at least 400 homes were on fire, and residents were hurriedly trying to seek shelter away from the fire. Motolla said it appears as if paraffin may have been the cause of the fire as it was used for cooking purposes by many of the residents.Ward councillor Malcolm de Klerk said when he arrived on the scene when the fires erupted, it was"devastating" to see how residents stood at a distance and watched their homes go up in flames. De Klerk estimated that at least 1 000 people had been left without a place to stay.
He added that when he spoke to residents, it was discovered that multiple houses were using stoves that require paraffin for cooking.
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