Johannesburg emergency services have confirmed that one person has been killed following a fire that gutted an informal settlement near Kwa Mai Mai. (Read More Here).
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse has promised shelter to the victims of a fire that saw hundreds of homes destroyed in the city centre.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
Last year a raging fire in the same area destroyed hundreds of homes and claimed the lives of nine people.
The cause of the fire is still unknown at this stage.
“The City of Johannesburg Emergency Services received a call just after 12 last night at the Kwa Mai Mai informal settlement. On arrival, we found that the whole place was gutted. Around 400 shacks were affected. At the moment, community leaders and disaster management are doing a head count. One person has died and one was taken to hospital and we are going to be doing preliminary investigations to find out what caused the fire,” says Nana Radebe, Johannesburg EMS spokesperson.
Video below:
Inside Kwa Mai Mai informal settlement which was gutted by fire this morning. pic.twitter.com/x9MUb2mas8
— Penwell Dlamini (@penwelld) June 12, 2022
A fire has killed one person at Kwa Mai Mai. pic.twitter.com/gkPVqEVtwu
— Penwell Dlamini (@penwelld) June 12, 2022
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