Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility caught fire on 25 April, leaving 26 tenants affected and four women being treated for smoke inhalation. (Supplied)
Firefighters rushed to Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility in Pretoria to put out a blaze at a staff housing precinct on Thursday afternoon.
They were notified about the blaze at around 15:15, City of Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson Charles Mabaso said.
At the scene, they found four buildings, consisting of 10 homes, in flames.
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