Pholile Park Informal Settlement leaves 67 homeless
Lusanda Bill
11 April 2011
A fire in Pholile Park Informal Settlement near Strand has destroyed 22 shacks and has left 67 people homeless.
21 firefighters from the Strand, Somerset West, Macassar and Khayelitsha fire stations were dispatched to the scene and the fire was brought under control.
Disaster Management Services Wilfred Solomons Johannes said they will be assisting those affected.
Two female fighters were hospitalised after they were injured while battling the fire. They were among a group of officials dispatched to Polile Park.
The city’s Fire Services Theo Layne said “two firefighters sustained injuries. One suffered smoke inhalation and the other one suffered burn wounds from electrical wiring that was joined to the shacks”.
The cause of the fire is still not known at this stage.
11 April 2011
A fire in Pholile Park Informal Settlement near Strand has destroyed 22 shacks and has left 67 people homeless.
21 firefighters from the Strand, Somerset West, Macassar and Khayelitsha fire stations were dispatched to the scene and the fire was brought under control.
Disaster Management Services Wilfred Solomons Johannes said they will be assisting those affected.
Two female fighters were hospitalised after they were injured while battling the fire. They were among a group of officials dispatched to Polile Park.
The city’s Fire Services Theo Layne said “two firefighters sustained injuries. One suffered smoke inhalation and the other one suffered burn wounds from electrical wiring that was joined to the shacks”.
The cause of the fire is still not known at this stage.
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