Fire
Fire victims relocated to waterlogged site
Survivors of a devastating blaze in December say the site they were relocated to is unsuitable and unserviced
News | 12 February 2020
Four years after Masiphumele fire, survivors still live in temporary one-room shacks
About 40 families say they need to be relocated
Brief | 19 November 2019
Vygieskraal fire victims want to go home
Over 60 people have been sheltering for three weeks at a community hall in Athlone
News | 7 November 2019
Father dies trying to save son from shack fire
Mamelodi father rushes back into burning shack
Brief | 2 October 2019
One dead and over 80 homeless after Strand fire
Delivery man whose car caught alight says he does not know how he will resume work
Brief | 30 September 2019
Fire closes Mitchells Plain hospital
“The quick reaction time of the fire crews resulted in the fire being contained to the theater section of the hospital”
Brief | 13 September 2019
How do we reduce shack fires?
City’s poorest residents use both insurance and technology to fight fires
By Tessa Knight and Candy Chan
Feature | 10 September 2019
Three children die in Durban fire
“I left them sleeping when I went to work”
By Musa Binda
Brief | 31 July 2019
Masiphumelele fire leaves over 1,000 homeless
One person killed, but body burnt so badly that their sex cannot be determined
News | 29 July 2019