Durban informal settlement fire leaves scores homeless
Around 200 people have been left homeless after 80 shacks were destroyed in a fire in Sea Cow Lake, north of Durban yesterday.
It took firefighters about 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze in Johanna Road.
Emergency services say some minor injuries were reported including a three-year-old boy who sustained minor burns.
EThekwini Fire's Mervin Govender says those affected have been taken to a place of safety.
"We had a disaster management team that came on scene, they will make provision for blanket and food packs and they will also find arrangements - maybe a community hall or school to house those affected," he said.