Central inferno

Man dies, 100 people homeless as flames devour block of flats

[caption id="attachment_157348" align="aligncenter" width="300"] RAGING FIRE: Huge flames engulf the roof of the Westhill Lodge and Accommodation in Western Road early yesterday
Picture: Basil Parker[/caption]

A  man died and more than 100 people were left homeless when a raging fire gutted a block of flats in Port Elizabeth early yesterday.

According to tenants of the three-storey Westhill Lodge and Accommodation in Western Road, Central, the fire started at about 1am and flared out of control within minutes.

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