Raging fire destroys Kwamashu informal settlement
Firefighters are currently battling a blaze at an informal settlement in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
According to a source on the scene, about 100 dwellings have already been destroyed.
KZN EMS paramedic - Rob Mackenzie says they are on scene.
READ: Fire tears through Durban informal settlement
Paramedics have already treated four patients.
About 100 shacks have burnt down at an informal settlement in Kwamashu today. Firefighters and paramedics are on scene. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/sHrSD2uJzb
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Firefighters from the eThekwini fire department are busy battling the blaze.
WATCH: Firefighters are busy dousing a fire at a Kwamashu informal settlement - north of Durban.
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Four people have been treated by paramedics. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/T7IFoxsq77
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage and it will be investigated.
