Loyiso
Langeni
10 August
2015
A shack fire in Orange Farm has
killed 5 children. Johannesburg Emergency Services have confirmed the blaze
broke out late last night in Ematsheni and then spread to other shacks.
EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi
said the three boys and two girls, between the ages of 4 and 17 suffered smoke
inhalation and died as a result.
Mulaudzi added all the children were
confirmed dead on the scene.
‘It is not clear what started blaze,
however fire investigators will be investigating the cause of the fire” Mulaudzi
said.
He urged communities, especially communities
in the informal settlements, to be very careful with their heating and lighting
such as candles and paraffin stoves, and to not leave them unattended.
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