{"id":271181,"date":"2025-10-23T09:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=271181"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:17:14","slug":"homes-cars-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/homes-cars-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Homes, cars lost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Noluvu Ludidi\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Structure fires wreaked havoc in George Kerridge, Vredenburg, on Tuesday 21 October. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That people were clearly affected by the extent of the devastation was plain to see when Weslander arrived on the scene. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to those who were there the homeowners were not in the vicinity and the fire, the cause of which was not yet confirmed, spread very quickly.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tereza Burger, spokesperson for the Saldanha Bay Municipality, said five informal structures and one vehicle were destroyed, while another vehicle was severely damaged in the fire. 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