Firefighters Not Stoned During Kuisebmond Shack Fire

The Municipality of Walvis Bay has clarified reports that firefighters were stoned while responding to a shack fire in Kuisebmond earlier this month.

According to the Municipality, the incident happened on Sunday, 19 July, at about 16:57 in Sandfontein Street, Kuisebmond. When firefighters arrived, two shacks were already fully engulfed in flames. They managed to contain and extinguish the fire before it spread to nearby structures. No injuries were reported, but eight people were left displaced by the fire.