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24 January 2025
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Midwifery hat-trick for Mfuleni firefighters, Cape Town
City of Cape Town’s Mfuleni firefighters set in motion a record number of fire station deliveries for December, when two of their staff members helped deliver a baby boy on 1 December 2024. On 12 December, two other firefighters at the station helped deliver a healthy baby girl. The on Friday, 17 January 2025, an expectant mom arrived at Mfuleni Fire Station at 13h35.
Her baby arrived 20 minutes later, with the assistance of firefighters on duty at the time. The mother and baby were transported to Khayelitsha Day Hospital via ambulance.
“Mfuleni Fire Station is a go-to for many residents in distress, and so it is wonderful to see how staff excel time and again to save lives but also help bring new life into the world. I would like to congratulate the firefighters for their swift response. It is a moment to be proud of and to cherish; our best wishes to the mother and her new-born. We are grateful that there were no complications and that everything went well,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
Photo1: left to right: Platoon Commander Willem Rickett, Firefighters Luyolo Malangeni, Mbeko Slera, Lungiswa Maqubu, Lawrence Jacobs and Caswell Leukes
Source: Media Office, City of Cape Town
Her baby arrived 20 minutes later, with the assistance of firefighters on duty at the time. The mother and baby were transported to Khayelitsha Day Hospital via ambulance.
“Mfuleni Fire Station is a go-to for many residents in distress, and so it is wonderful to see how staff excel time and again to save lives but also help bring new life into the world. I would like to congratulate the firefighters for their swift response. It is a moment to be proud of and to cherish; our best wishes to the mother and her new-born. We are grateful that there were no complications and that everything went well,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
Photo1: left to right: Platoon Commander Willem Rickett, Firefighters Luyolo Malangeni, Mbeko Slera, Lungiswa Maqubu, Lawrence Jacobs and Caswell Leukes
Source: Media Office, City of Cape Town