A man died in a shack fire in an informal settlement in Cape Town on Saturday evening, the city's fire and rescue service said.
A team of fire fighters was dispatched to the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi just after 10pm, said spokesperson Jermaine Carelse.
The body of a man was found on searching the premises.
The fire was extinguished just before midnight.
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