Masiphumelele fire: Hundreds salvaging belongings amid smouldering debris It ripped through the area razing more than one thousand homes to the ground on Thursday night. The blaze ripped through Masiphumelele, burning more than 1,000 homes to the ground on Thursday night. Picture: Bruce Sutherland/City of Cape Town.
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MASIPHUMELELE - Hundreds of Masiphumelele residents were on Friday morning trying to salvage what they could following a devastating fire.
It ripped through the area, burning more than 1,000 homes to the ground on Thursday night. The cause of the fire was by almost midday still being probed.
#Masiphumelele residents sifting through debris following last nights blaze that destroyed around 1000 homes @BrandtKev - KB pic.twitter.com/IvhMZ6U8ra EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) December 18, 2020
Fire destroys 1,000 homes in Masiphumelele, hundreds displaced With just a week until Christmas, residents are sifting through what’s left of their homes trying to salvage what remains of their belongings. Ward Councillor Felicity Purchases said mop-up operations and assessments were under way. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN
CAPE TOWN - Hundreds of people have been left destitute following a fire in Masiphumelele.
The blaze tore through the community on Thursday, burning around 1,000 homes to the ground.
Aerial view of Masiphumelele fire devastation. Picture: Bruce Sutherland / City of Cape Town.
Fire and Rescue Services Jermaine Carelse said no one has been injured: “The fire was extinguished at around about 1am this morning and crews continue to monitor the area.”