Fire at Plastic View informal settlement kills 3 leaves 500 destitute
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Pretoria - A wild fire engulfed Plastic View informal settlement in Tshwane on Saturday night, leaving three people dead and more than 500 people homeless, after about 100 shacks were destroyed.
Twenty-six others were taken to hospital.
The fire erupted at about midnight on Saturday, leading into Sunday morning, Tswane Emergency Services (EMS) said.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to other areas.
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EMS spokesperson, Charles Mabaso, confirmed that emergency services remained on site to provide social relief.
Plastic View informal settlement after a fire destroyed many homes leaving three dead. Picture: Jacques Naude/African News Agency (ANA)