A fire in Khayeltisha, Cape Town, has left 18 people homeless.
|||A fire in Khayeltisha, Cape Town, has left 18 people homeless, the city's disaster risk management centre said on Sunday.
Two houses and five backyard shacks were destroyed in the blaze, which began before 10pm on Saturday night, said disaster management spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.
Disaster response teams would assist the victims with food parcels, clothing and blankets, and building material for the backyard dwellings gutted by the fire.
No one was injured.
The cause of the fire would be investigated, he said. - Sapa