A lit candle which fell over was the cause of the blaze which ripped through the Doornbach informal settlement near Table View over the weekend.
Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Theo Layne says they received a call for help shortly after 03:00 on Sunday morning where 19 firefighters responded.
Layne says the fire ripped through seven homes, displacing 25 people.
“The cause of the fire was a lit candle which fell over and ignited household goods. We ask that people please be careful when working with flammable objects and not to leave any open flames unattended,” he says.
Officials from the City’s Disaster Risk Management department were on site the next morning to assist residents.
