About 500 people have been left homeless after scores of shacks burnt down in Woodlands, Pretoria East, on Saturday.
Mayor @SollyMsimanga in Plastic View where about 50 shacks caught fire. Tshwane Emergency Services on site. @TMPDSafety pic.twitter.com/GTqK9VAD1Z
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) October 6, 2018
The Tshwane Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety Alderman Kissoonduth says the fire engulfed over 50 shack.
City of Tshwane fire fighters containing the fire at Plastic View where approximately 50 shack were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/8kXoR3RUZV
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) October 6, 2018
Most families have lost all their belongings. Emergency services have since contained the fire. A paraffin stove is suspected to have caused the fire.
