Cape Town - A fire in Valhalla Park, Cape Town, left 1 400 people homeless on Monday morning, the city's disaster risk management centre said.
Spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said the centre responded to the fire at the 8th Avenue informal settlement, off Eleanor Road, around 11.30am.
“The city dispatched emergency and disaster crews that are on-scene and battling the blaze,” he said.
Of the 585 dwellings in the area, around 350 units were destroyed.
Six people were treated for smoke inhalation.
Solomons-Johannes said the local community hall had been opened to serve as emergency shelter.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
Sapa