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4 September 2026

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Multiple roomed house destroyed by fire, two lives lost in Eden Glen, Ekurhuleni

​Two people died when a fire ripped through a house in Edenvale early on Saturday morning, 29 August 2026. Firefighters from three fire stations ie Edenvale, Primrose and Bedfordview fire stations in Ekurhuleni responded when the fire was reported at around 03h30am. On arrival, the top section of the double-storey house on Collins Street in Eden Glen, Edenvale, was engulfed by flames and roof materials had already collapsed. Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) spokesperson, William Ntladi, said fire suppression was initiated immediately to prevent further structural damage. 
 
Four upper bedrooms, walk-in- closet and separate ablution facility were already fully engulfed and flames threatening the rest other seven rooms of the house.
 
“After the containment and fire extinguished, search, rescue and recovery commenced. Two charred bodies of a male in his fifties and that of a four year old child, were discovered both in one room. As per information received, they were only three in the house at the time of the fire. The third person, the man’s nine-year-old daughter apparently escaped unharmed and was whisked away from the scene by neighbours.”
 
The actual cause of the fire is still a subject of investigations by both police forensic officers and DEMS fire safety officers. The section of Collins Street had to be temporarily closed for traffic for the duration of fire ground operations.
 
Source: William Ntladi, district manager media liaison: Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS)

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