A fire occurred at 04:49 on Monday, 06 August 2012 at 954 VH, Hill View Heights Informal Settlement, St Edward Avenue, Lavender Hill that destroyed one shack.
The City’s firefighters and paramedics were called to the blaze an arrived at 05:04 at the incident.
One adult male that was living in the shack died that could not escape the blaze.
The South African Police Services did not release the name of the man that has died in the fire, saying the identity have not been confirmed yet.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the authorities.
An autopsy has yet to be scheduled.
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Issued by: Disaster Risk Management Centre, City of Cape Town
Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, Head: Systems Integration, Special Projects and Disaster Operations, Disaster Risk Management Centre, City of Cape Town
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