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21 July 2023
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Informal settlement fire in Philippi kills three, Cape Town

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​An informal settlement fire in Phola Park in Philippi, Cape Town claimed three leaves, one who was a minor, on Sunday.  Jermaine Carelse, spokesperson at the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, said, “The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 22h50 on Sunday, 9 July 2023  of informal structures burning in Phola Park.
 
“Crews from Gugulethu, Landsdown, Belhar and Mitchell’s Plain were on scene with three fire engines, two water tankers and a rescue vehicle. Fire fighters managed to contain and extinguish the blaze by 23h40 that destroyed five structures and leaving a total of 14 persons displaced”, said Carelse.
 
He added, “The bodies of two adult males and one female minor, who sustained fatal burn wounds, were discovered under the debris. The cause of the fire is unknown and the scene was handed over to the South African Police Service.”
 
Nyanga Police Station Visible Police Commander Lt-Col William Appels said an inquest docket has been opened.
 
Source: Jermaine Carelse, spokesperson, City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service

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