A house fire in Cape Town's Bishop Lavis has killed two children on Friday 6th May. According to the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, firefighters were alerted to the fire just before midnight on Thursday evening. He said: "When crews from...
The City of Cape Town says its Fire and Rescue Service responded to an overwhelming number of emergency calls last year. The emergency service received 22,000 calls in 2021. The bulk of these were fire-related whilst other incidents include motor vehicle crashes and medical emergencies. Mayoral Committee...
The recent fire in Cape Town's Langa has affected over 1,200 people, according to initial assessments. The fire needed support from numerous departments and took nearly six hours to extinguish. The City said at least four fire hoses were cut, which significantly affected firefighting efforts. Fortunately, no...
An explosion and blaze has broken out in Cairo's Nasr City. Authorities have attended the scene. The fire is believed to have been caused by a break in a gas pipe, causing the explosion and fire. Security officials swiftly moved to the scene of the explosion, accompanied...
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced plans to host training for firefighters alongside establishing a new forensic science laboratory. The GFNS believes the training program would work as part of its exchange program, and would help expand the horizons of the service personnel whilst opening...
A huge fire has destroyed the central market in the capital of the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland. Fierce flames tore through the Waheen market in Hargeisa late on Friday 1st April. Store owners and traders are thought to be devastated as they have lost everything. The...
A South African official says 13 children are dead after a fire tore through an orphanage in Johannesburg early on Tuesday 22nd March. Mandla Ngema, spokesman for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development, added that police don't know yet what sparked the blaze. He said that...
Firefighters have fought to contain a raging fire in Table View after strong winds fanned the flames, threatening homes and animals in the residential area. The blaze broke out under Blaauwberg Road bridge in Table View on Wednesday 16th February and Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue...
A fire at a South African warehouse owned and used by UPL Ltd. has released harmful chemicals across the nearby area. The findings have been confirmed in a provincial government report as investigations into the fire have reached an end. UPL, the world's fifth biggest agrochemicals...
A fire that broke out in the basement of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday is thought to be the work of arsonists. The dean of the cathedral Reverend Michael Weeder declared the fire was an "act of arson". Speaking to...
