One person died in a horrific fire that razed 17 informal structures to the ground in Zone 7 in Thembalethu in the Western Cape early on Saturday morning.Southern Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Chris Spies says an inquest docket was opened after human remains were retrieved from the debris.The families that escaped lost all their belongings.
'The response time of the fire brigade was impressive; the fire department received the call at 00:48, dispatched the fire brigade resources at 00:52, and the first engine arrived on the scene at 00:56.''The municipality provided the All Bricks Hall, equipped with mattresses, for victims who did not have relatives or friends in the area.' By Sunday, there was nobody in the hall.
George Mayor Jacqulique von Brandis, together with Lento and councillor Khayalethu Lose, were on site on Saturday morning to speak to the survivors. They sent out a request to the public for donations of clothing, shoes and other household items for the affected families.