By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
One person has died after a fire broke out at an informal settlement near Kwa Mai Mai in Johannesburg.
It is undestood the blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning.
This is the second time the informal settlement was gutted by fire.
The Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson Nana Radebe said they received a call just after 12 am about a fire raging at the informal settlement,
“We have one person that has died and another has been taken to the hospital with minor injuries.”
Radebe said the fire destroyed about 400 shacks leaving a number of people displaced.
“The fire has been extinguished, we are just checking if it will not reignite from any point.”
Radebe said the cause of the fire is being investigated.
Disaster management teams are assiting residents find alternative accommodation.
Last month, two children also died in a shack fire, south of Johannesburg.