Two men die in a Cape Town shack fire



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Two men were killed in a fire early Sunday morning in Cape Town.

The Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service responded to the fire at an informal structure in Armada Crescent, Bellville South, just after 02:00.

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Firefighters received reports that people were inside the burning structure, Fire and Rescue spokesman Jermaine Carelse said.

However, the occupants were found dead.

“The Bellville fire team was dispatched and found the structure completely destroyed upon arrival. Firefighters searched the rubble and found the bodies of two men who had suffered fatal burns,” Carelse said.

The scene was secured and turned over to the police.

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