{"id":42086,"date":"2024-11-18T17:14:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/one-dead-20-left-homeless-after-shack-fire-in-langa-20241118\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:15:42","slug":"one-dead-20-left-homeless-after-shack-fire-in-langa-20241118","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/one-dead-20-left-homeless-after-shack-fire-in-langa-20241118\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead, 20 left homeless after shack fire in Langa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scrap collectors are busy collecting the debris left after the shack fire at Briton Street in Langa. At least 11 shacks burned down and left 20 people homeless on Saturday 16 November. 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