{"id":42195,"date":"2024-10-28T16:37:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/jealous-rage-suspected-in-tragic-shack-fire-in-makhaza-20241028\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:09:09","slug":"jealous-rage-suspected-in-tragic-shack-fire-in-makhaza-20241028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/jealous-rage-suspected-in-tragic-shack-fire-in-makhaza-20241028\/","title":{"rendered":"Jealous rage suspected in tragic shack fire in Makhaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A fire swept through LR informal settlement in Makhaza early on Sunday, destroying seven shacks, killing two people, and leaving 15 residents homeless. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The incident reportedly stemmed from a domestic dispute, with the girlfriend allegedly setting the fire after an argument with her partner. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Police are investigating the cause of the fire and have registered an inquest.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents from LR informal settlement in Makhaza were devastated by the claiming of two lives by a fire that swept through the area in the early hours of Sunday 27 October, razing at least seven shacks, leaving at least 15 people homeless, as well as a spaza shop, and damaging three shacks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is alleged that the shack fire was started by a girlfriend who was fighting with her partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 96 informal settlement chair Masixole Mtyhida described the incident as \u201chorrible\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to the boyfriend the incident began with an argument between the two,\u201d he related. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn a fit of jealous rage the girlfriend decided to burn his shack. 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