Editor&39;s note: This story has been updated, removing the inference that Mitchells Plain residents torched the petrol station.

CAPE TOWN – A Mitchells Plain petrol station, ATM, and a shop were set alight on Wednesday during a protest over housing.

A stand-off has developed between residents of that community and residents of the adjacent Siqalo informal settlement.

A resident from Siqalo explains why they&39;ve been protesting. They&39;re now clashing with colored residents in Mitchells Plain MitchellsPlainProtest pic.twitter.com/CiBQnkIdZr — Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) May 2, 2018

Major roads leading in and out of the area are closed and police are monitoring the situation.