One Fatality Reported Following Fire at Effingham Informal Settlement
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Date: 2025-05-20 11:49:28

One Fatality Reported Following Fire at Effingham Informal Settlement

ETHEKWINI NEWSFLASH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
19 MAY 2025 
 
A 29-year-old male has died following a fire which broke out yesterday, 18 May 2025, at the Simplace Informal Settlement in Effingham, which gutted 21 structures, leaving 30 people displaced.
 
EThekwini Municipality’s Fire and Emergency Services responded swiftly to the call around 11pm and worked through the night to extinguish the fire.  A team is investigating the cause of the fire.
 
A team from the City is currently onsite, providing assistance to displaced residents.
 
ENDS