"But the situation is being closely monitored in case of flare-ups," she said. "Dampening and mopping up are under way."
The fire started in Lyme Road North, and broke out at about 2.30pm.
“Fire fighters from Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman had also been called in to help," she said.
Randall added that many houses in the area had thatched roofs.
She said the joint operations centre had been set up in a municipal building in the town and she would have more information once she had been briefed.
In December, 11 houses were gutted by fire in the town.
In November 2012, 76 buildings were destroyed when a runaway blaze raged through the town.