Fire kills one and affects 40 homes in Pretoria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sabcnews
A fire in the informal settlement of Bagdad, in Salvokop near Pretoria, killed one person and affected more than 40 makeshift homes. Tshwane emergency services say the number of households affected is still being established and an investigation is under way.
One person died in a fire that hit the informal settlement of Bagdad, in Salvokop, west of Pretoria, in the early hours of Saturday 24 October. More than 40 makeshift homes were affected, according to Tshwane emergency services, the municipality to which Pretoria belongs.
The exact number of households affected has yet to be established. Emergency services asked residents to keep their distance to allow teams to complete their operations safely, while an investigation is under way.
