Mbasa Gqokoma
11 June 2016
Eight family members were killed and five were
seriously injured in a fire in in Eastridge, Mitchells Plain this morning.
Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services responded to the
call for assistance early this morning.
Western Cape SAPS cluster spokesperson, Captain
Frederick van Wyk confirmed that the victims were related.
Two men, three girls including an infant, age
unknown and three boys, aged between seven and 13, were declared dead on the scene.
Fire and Rescue spokesperson Liesl Moody said that
five people were transported to hospital with serious injuries for further
medical treatment.
An inquest into the cause of the fire will be
opened by the SAPS, Van Wyk said.
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