{"id":295055,"date":"2026-01-20T15:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=295055"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:46:39","slug":"more-than-50-displaced-by-shack-fire-in-site-bs-bm-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/more-than-50-displaced-by-shack-fire-in-site-bs-bm-section\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 50 displaced by shack fire in Site B&#8217;s BM section"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At least 56 people were left homeless after 16 shacks were ravaged by a shack fire on Monday 19 January at BM section in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za\/Family%20and%20home\/See-all-city-facilities\/Our-service-facilities\/Clinics%20and%20healthcare%20facilities\/site-b-youth-centre\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za\/Family%20and%20home\/See-all-city-facilities\/Our-service-facilities\/Clinics%20and%20healthcare%20facilities\/site-b-youth-centre\">Site B<\/a>. Residents speculated that the blaze, which began after 15:00, was sparked by a gas cylinder that had been left open.<br>Community leader Soweto Ngomana said BM residents were devastated by the fire, particularly as so many were at work when it occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to the information we received the shack fire was started by a young girl who was trying to cook,&#8221; Ngomana said. &#8220;It was reported she had turned the gas tank on and left it open when fetching matches from a cupboard. The gas had already spread when she lit a match.&#8221; He said no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said it was the first time such an incident had occurred in the area.<br>&#8220;We are appealing to the community to help or donate with whatever they have to the shack fire victims.&#8221; Shack-fire victim Ayanda Ngcebetshana said she had lost everything and was staying with a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was at work and my children were at school when the fire started. I work as a cleaner in the area. I was a few metres away when I saw the smoke, even though it hadn&#8217;t yet occurred to me that it was coming from the direction of my home. I received a WhatsApp message from one of my neighbours telling me my shack was on fire. I rushed home only to see my shack engulfed in flames!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City\u2019s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/siyahlala-and-joe-slovo-shack-fires-claim-four-lives-destroy-38-homes\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"294672\">Jermaine Carelse<\/a>, said just after 15:00 on Monday 19 January the service received reports of informal structures burning in BM Section, Khayelitsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeveral fire crews were on the scene and by 18:00 the blaze was extinguished. Our initial estimate is that 14 structures and more than 50 people were displaced. 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