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DisasterSouth Africa·26 Oct 2026

Fire damages 100 homes in Salvokop informal settlement

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A fire at the Bagdad Informal Settlement in Salvokop, Pretoria, destroyed approximately 100 shacks over the weekend, resulting in one fatality and leaving 187 people homeless. City of Tshwane emergency services contained the blaze and conducted damping-down operations, while the cause of the fire remained unknown. This incident follows a series of recent…

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The Citizen SA
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