One person has died after a fire swept through an informal settlement in Ward 110 near Red Hill Cemetery in Durban in the early hours of Saturday, destroying around 60 shacks.
One person has died after a devastating fire tore through Malacca Road Informal Settlement in Ward 110 near Red Hill Cemetery in KwaZulu-Natal, destroying about 60 shacks in the early hours of Saturday.
The incident was confirmed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport and Human Settlements.
Departmental spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya said emergency services were alerted at about 4 a.m. and an integrated government response was activated.
“In the early hours of this morning we were contacted by a community leader in Malacca Road Informal Settlement Ward 110, around Red Hill Cemetery, alerting us about the death of one person in a devastating fire that destroyed 60 shacks.”
