Informal homes destroyed in fire, Canelands

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Informal homes destroyed in fire, Canelands
Informal homes destroyed in fire, Canelands. Photo: RUSA

Two informal homes were destroyed in a fire on Larson Road in Canelands, Verulam on Monday morning 20 January 2020.

At approximately 07:50 the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre received a call from a resident of the informal settlement requesting assistance at the scene.

On arrival Reaction Officers found two wood and iron homes engulfed in flames. The Ethekwini Fire and Rescue Services arrived on scene and extinguished the blaze. It was established that both homes were newly built and were not occupied at the time of the fire.

The cause of the fire has not been established at this stage.

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