South Africa: We had no water to put out the flames, say Durban shack fire victimsWe had no water to put out the flames, say victims of Durban shack fire

A pregnant woman died when a fire ripped through Siyathuthuka informal settlement next to Kenville in Durban on Sunday morning. Residents said they did not have water to put out the flames.

According to people we spoke to, more than 200 shacks were gutted, leaving more than 600 people homeless. This is the second fire at the settlement in five years.

Resident Musa Nzimande said it was not clear how the fire had started in the shack of the dead woman. He said he had been woken by…