A six-year-old girl has succumbed to burn wounds after a fire broke out in Wallacedene, on Tuesday morning.
The City of Cape Town’s Fire & rescue service
spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, said crews attended to informal structures
alight in Maroela Road, just after 10a.m
‘’Fire crews from Kraaifontein, Bellville, Brackenfell and
Milnerton Fire Stations attended to the scene and immediately ensured that they
minimise damage by the blaze. By 12:20, firefighters managed to extinguish the
fire that destroyed approximately 20 Informal structures and left 60 to 80
persons displaced.’’
Sadly, the body of a six years old minor was discovered with
fatal burn wounds and was certified deceased by medical personnel. The South
African Police Service took control of the scene and will conduct further
investigations to ascertain the cause of this fire,’’ he added.
Done by: Mitchum George
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