(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Johannesburg Rabi'I 17 1437 Dec 28 2015 SPA -- Fires have killed nine people and left about
1500 homeless in South Africa's Cape Town area dpa quoted a spokesman for the
city's fire prevention service as saying Monday.
Many of the weekend fires erupted in shack settlements where the high
population density increases the fire risk.
The fires were due to different causes including negligence while
cooking New Year meals as well as dry and windy weather conditions
spokesman Theo Layne said.
--SPA
11:15 LOCAL TIME 08:15 GMT
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