A shack fire in Kosovo near Phillipi has left 72 people homeless and destroyed 25 dwellings, the City of Cape Town's disaster management centre said on Sunday.
There were no injuries or fatalities, said spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.
The fire started on Saturday night around 11.15pm.
“The city’s disaster response teams are on the scene providing humanitarian relief aid - food, blankets and clothing - to the affected victims.
“The city’s housing directorate of informal settlement management unit is also on the scene issuing building material to the affected community to rebuild their dwellings,” he said.
The cause of the fire is unknown. - Sapa