Words: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUpHundreds of people have been left homeless after about 60 homes were destroyed when a fire ripped through a section of Madiba Square in Mandela Park in Imizamo Yethu. Sonica Lategan, the Disaster Risk Management spokesperson for the City of Cape Town, said no injuries or deaths had been reported. Others were clearing sheets of charred corrugated metal to make space to rebuild their homes. Ludwele said this is not the first time their homes have been destroyed by a fire in recent weeks. Most people living in the area are unemployed and don’t have money to rebuild their homes and replace their essential documents.