Namibia: Disabled Teenager Dies in Shack Fire

A TEENAGER died in a shack fire suspected to have been caused by a lit candle in the Havana informal settlement in Windhoek on Friday.

City Police Senior Superintendent Gerry Shikesho said Asser Nghishidilelwa (16), who used a wheelchair, was in bed when the shack, situated on Walvis Bay Street, caught fire at around 18h00.

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