Fire leaves 800 homeless in CT
2008-12-05 10:52
Cape Town ? Up to 200 shacks were destroyed and about 800 people left homeless in a shack fire at Mandela Park in Hout Bay on Friday, Cape Town fire control said.
Between 150 and 200 shacks were destroyed in the fire which started around 03:00, said Goodwood fire control supervisor Paul Joseph.
By 06:30 the fire had been brought under control. There were 13 fire engines on scene containing the blaze, said Joesph.
He said the cause of the fire or the number of people injured was not yet known.
- SAPA