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In photos: Fire guts 60 homes in Hout Bay

“We’re breathing and living in fires here” says Imizamo Yethu fire victim

Cape Town firefighters extinguishing a fire that destroyed about 60 homes in Madiba Square in Mandela Park, Imizamo Yethu, on Wednesday morning. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks
Hundreds of people have been left homeless after about 60 homes were destroyed when a fire ripped through a section of Madiba Square in Mandela Park in Imizamo Yethu.
Sonica Lategan, the Disaster Risk Management spokesperson for the City of Cape Town, said no injuries or deaths had been reported.
When GroundUp arrived on Wednesday morning, firefighters were still dousing the last of the embers. Some residents were sorting through what was left of their belongings. Others were clearing sheets of charred corrugated metal to make space to rebuild their homes.

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