“Last year, my house was about to catch fire because of my gas stove,” says Nontobeko Alicia Sonjica, a resident of Solly’s Town informal settlement in the vicinity of Strand, near Cape Town. “Then I used that fire extinguisher and it really worked. I am very grateful for what that fire extinguisher did for me.”

In March 2022, Sonjica had attended a workshop where she learnt how to make a fire extinguisher using only a 2l cooldrink bottle, some vinegar, dishwashing liquid and bicarb, and a thin plastic bag. ..

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