Watch: Families left homeless as 45 shacks burn down
Four people were treated on site and transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
Numerous families were left homeless when a fire broke out at Delmore informal settlement just after 7am this morning.
According to William Ntladi, Ekurhuleni emergency services spokesperson, fire-fighters battled the blaze until around 11am.
“Seven fire engines were on site to extinguish the flames and to contain the hot spots,” said Ntladi.
Fire destroyed about 45 shacks in Delmore informal settlement this morning, March 29 pic.twitter.com/zqotJNBQ5f
— Boksburg Advertiser (@BoksburgNews) March 29, 2019
Fire-fighters battled for hours to contain a blaze that destroyed about 45 shacks in Delmore informal settlement this morning (March 29). pic.twitter.com/dLvRQG4peO
— Boksburg Advertiser (@BoksburgNews) March 29, 2019
About 45 shacks were destroyed.
Ntladi said the fire broke out a two storey shack before the flames spread.
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