{"id":51458,"date":"2021-01-28T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T10:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/sea-vista-fire-leaves-many-homeless-20210127-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:27:19","slug":"sea-vista-fire-leaves-many-homeless-20210127-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/sea-vista-fire-leaves-many-homeless-20210127-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Vista fire leaves many homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_81cc798f\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10848\/adbaef57e9194670b16819adbae9c96d.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10848\/aadf40f752504bb7bce300da9f8a9dc7.jpg\" title=\"Shocked residents among what is left of their homes and possessions.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Shocked residents among what is left of their homes and possessions.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blaze\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10848\/fe8ce72002474ee0a120ef96f5ad3697.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10848\/0accb42d78604facbacb7ac2be4b034d.jpg\" title=\"The blaze that destroyed 35 informal structures at Sea Vista on Sunday.           \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The blaze that destroyed 35 informal structures at Sea Vista on Sunday.           <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blaze\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10848\/b632c8104310412f97db001a861f0381.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10848\/38f854e1361a49159bac50b4b04dfc19.jpg\" title=\"An aerial view of the destruction. Photos: Facebook (Disaster Volunteer Group St Francis)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">An aerial view of the destruction. Photos: Facebook (Disaster Volunteer Group St Francis)<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AT least 54 people, including seven children, were left homeless when a fire destroyed 35 informal structures and damaged a further eight in Sea Vista, St Francis Bay, on Sunday evening. <\/p>\n<p>According to Kouga community services portfolio Councillor Daniel Benson, the fire was reported to the municipality\u2019s fire department at 20:52. Firefighters from the St Francis Bay station were on the scene within eight minutes. <\/p>\n<p>Back-up firefighters from Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp were also dispatched. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kouga Fire Department, in conjunction with the St Francis Bay Disaster Volunteer Group (DVG), managed to get the fire under control at approximately 22:00,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe municipal human settlement section is in the process of inspecting and clearing the area in preparation for the rebuilding of homes by the victims,\u201d said Benson.<\/p>\n<p>Freddie van Rooyen, CEO of Masikhathalelaneni, an NPO based in Jeffreys Bay, said the response to help the affected community was swift. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the moment I received the call from concerned residents, I immediately contacted my team of volunteers and soon they worked out a plan to assist those in need. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShoprite immediately responded that their community soup truck was on its way to support. The love and care of the St Francis Bay community and the disaster volunteer group is something (everyone can) see or feel. If SA can be like this, we will surely be blessed,\u201d said Van Rooyen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me thank Shoprite, Woolworths Jeffreys Bay and Woodlands Dairy, for the care you, as companies, have for our communities. We are blessed to be your hands and feet in our communities, especially in difficult times like this. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to thank everyone who has contributed to support the people affected. We also thank the Kouga Municipality team. We thank you on behalf of the communities,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>According to Benson, the affected families are being accommodated at the St Francis Bay Community Hall, while St Francis Animal Rescue is attending to the affected animals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cause of the fire has yet to be confirmed. The municipality and DVG are calling for donations of building materials, furniture, household goods, clothes, and toiletries, to assist the affected families. <\/p>\n<p>Donations can be dropped off at the St Francis Bay Property Owners\u2019 office at 28 Lyme Road South. Monetary donations can be made to FOSSFAR at Standard Bank, account number 186512139, branch number 050015. Alternatively, send an e-mail to disastervolunteergroup@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to express our condolences to those households that were affected by the fire,\u201d said Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is devastating to lose one\u2019s possessions and shelter in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT least 54 people, including seven children, were left homeless when a fire destroyed 35 informal structures and damaged a further eight in Sea Vista, St Francis Bay, on Sunday 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