Over 200 families are homeless after their shacks burnt down in Alexandra. | ntwaagae
Scores of people were left homeless after a fire ravaged shacks in Alexandra, Johannesburg.The cause of the fire is under investigation.The fire started after 11:00 on Friday.Some of them had been rented out to tenants for between R600 and R700.
"Some were seated on the street crying. It was a painful sight. We have lost [everything]. We are homeless. Our belongings, including furniture, appliances, identity documents and certificates are gone. I had stored some money in my house. It was also burnt. "I thought the smoke came from one of the shacks. As we were standing, a half-naked man came out running, screaming that the building was on fire. I ran inside and was pushed back by neighbours who were fleeing.
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