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Wellington fire claims life and destroys 200 shacks
Cape Argus
|April 08, 2025
THE Drakenstein Municipality has said that multiple departmental teams are continuing with mop-up operations in Newrest, Wellington, after a fire wreaked havoc early on Sunday, claiming the life of a woman and leaving between 800 to 1 000 people destitute.
About 200 informal structures were destroyed in the fire that erupted shortly after midnight on Sunday, aggravated by a strong southeasterly wind.
The Drakenstein Municipality’s Fire and Rescue Services were at the scene a couple of minutes after the fire was reported, and activated the firefighting services of Stellenbosch Municipality, which arrived 30 minutes later.
Altogether five fire engines and three bushfire vehicles were on the scene.
This story is from the April 08, 2025 edition of Cape Argus.
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