Fire

Mother and three children burned alive in Langa shack fire

Firefighters douse a fire in the Joe Slovo informal settlement which destroyed about ten shacks on Monday afternoon. It... Read more

2 Dec

Countries

PIC | Two firefighters injured as Overberg fire truck plunges down embankment

Cape Town – The Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape says a fire truck accident sparked intense fires... Read more

13 Nov

Countries

Inferno hits Cape Town: Hundreds left homeless as fires tear through Khayelitsha, Muizenberg shacks

Cape Town – Hundreds of residents have been left displaced after several shacks caught fire, with the blaze spreading... Read more

18 Oct

Countries

Fire contained, no Injuries after patient sets bed alight at Charlotte Maxeke

Cape Town – The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that a fire that broke out at Charlotte Maxeke... Read more

7 Oct

Countries

Village grief — children burned beyond recognition, parents face questions

Limpopo – Police in Limpopo have launched an investigation after three children, aged between 2 and 4, died when... Read more

31 Aug

Countries

Church in flames — Soweto’s freeway tabernacle engulfed

Johannesburg – Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) has confirmed that The Freeway Tabernacle (TFT) church in Soweto caught fire.... Read more

23 Aug

Countries

PICS | Greyhound buses go up in flames near OR Tambo

Cape Town – Three Greyhound buses and a trailer were reportedly destroyed in a fire in Boksburg near OR... Read more

18 Aug

Countries

5 Pupils arrested after torching school over timetable tiff

Johannesburg – Five pupils from Thuto-Lefa Secondary School in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, have been arrested for allegedly setting fire to... Read more

7 Aug

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