Two separate fires left one person dead and 12 displaced
Loyiso Langeni
In the early hours of this morning emergency services responded to a fire in
Disaster Risk Management Spokesperson
Wilfred Solomons Johannes said a father and a 3-year-old child were taken to
hospital for further treatment.
Solomons said the woman died due to the
burns she had sustained and she burnt beyond recognition.
Wilfred Solomons Johannes said the
circumstances leading to the preceding of the fire is unclear at this stage and
the city of Cape Town
Meanwhile another fire occurred in Manenberg whereby three back dwellings caught alight leaving 12 people displaced. Nobody sustained any injuries.
Solomon Johannes said it is suspected that
both fires were caused by an electrical fault that ignited and resulted in the
fire.
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