Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Five people died due to fire in Kleinvlei

Five people, including two minors, died in an early morning fire in Kleinvlei, on Wednesday.

The City’s Fire & Rescue Service Spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, said firefighters were alerted at approximately 1a.m of a dwelling alight in Belladonna Street.

‘’Crews from Mfuleni, Kuilsriver, Strand and Belhar were dispatched to the scene and the first arriving Officer found both a formal- and informal dwellings well alight.’’

Carelse said the blaze was extinguished after 02:10, adding that it partially damaged the formal dwelling and destroyed three informal structures.

‘’The bodies of three adults, 2 males and 1 female, and two minors – a male and female, were found with fatal burn wounds and declared deceased on scene. A further three persons, one adult and two minors, were transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation and burn wounds.’’

The spokesperson added that the cause of the fire is unknown and the scene was handed over to the South African Police Service.

 

   

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Done by: Alungile Njemla

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