Saturday, August 24, 2013

A 3 year-old girl died in a shack fire in Mfuleni

Mluleki Mrwebi
24 August 2013

A three-year-old girl was killed in a shack fire in the Burundi informal settlement, off Naledi Street in Mfuleni, Cape Town.

Emergency vehicles were dispatched from the Kuils River, Lansdowne Road and Mitchell’s Plain fire stations to the scene late last night.

Disaster Risk Management Centre said six occupants were evacuated and the body of a 3 year old girl was discovered.

Centre Spokesperson Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said the identity of the child has not been released by authorities.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.  

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