Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) said firefighters responded to the shack fire incident just after at 4:30am.
The fire broke out at the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement early on Saturday morning. Picture: Joburg Emergency ServicesIt understood the blaze broke out at the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement early on Saturday morning.
“A total of 36 shacks burnt down and three people sustained injuries. The cause of blase is being investigated.”In a sperate incident, a woman in her mid-thirties died in a fire incident that occurred at a ten-room room house in Lehae extension one, south of Johannesburg on Saturday morning.Khumalo said the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Meanwhile, the cause of a blaze that saw 2 500 police officers being evacuated from a nearby building is under investigation after aMultiple streets were closed this week after additional firefighting resources were dispatched from Innesdale, Hatfield, Atteridgeville, Silverton, Centurion and Rosslyn fire station scene as backup to battle the blaze.
“An outbuilding was also burning, but firefighters extinguished the fire before it could spread to a nearby house.
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