/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_540957.jpg "A firefighter dampens down hotspots after the fire. (Photo: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_540955.jpg "Fire engines at the scene after the fire. (Photo: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_540965.jpg "The view from the home of Sthembele Vena and his wife Zinzi, who lost everything in the fire. (Photo: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_540958.jpg "Inside the ruined home of Sthembele Vena and his wife Zinzi. (Photo: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_540966.jpg "The devastation left by the fire. (Photo: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_540962.jpg "Residents sift through the wreckage of their homes after the fire. (Photo: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images)")
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Fatal pre-dawn fire devastates Masiphumelele
A fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning at Masiphumelele, near Fish Hoek in Cape Town, claimed the life of one person and injured two. More than 100 structures were destroyed and about 500 people were displaced. Ali Sablay from Gift of the Givers confirmed on Monday morning that they were on the scene early to help with relief efforts. Photographer Brenton Geach recorded the devastation.
Residents sift through the wreckage of their homes after a fire that broke out in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, on 23 December. (Photo: Brenton Geach )