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Three children and an adult perished in a multiple shack fire in Ekurhuleni
Three children and an adult died in a multiple shack fire incident in Marathon Informal settlement, Germiston in the City of Ekurhuleni. “The children aged nine, seven and two years including a female adult aged 43, all burned beyond recognition on Sunday night, 30 April 2022 in what is one of the gruesome fire incidents this winter,” said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison at Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS). “City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) fire fighters received the call at 23h13 on Sunday evening and responded promptly for intervention. Primrose, Bedfordview and Albertina Sisulu fire stations were in attendance with three fire engines. On arrival, a multiple number of shacks were already destroyed by fire flames spreading to others.
Offensive direct fire suppression was initiated to prevent further spread.” Ntladi added, “On investigation after flames were extinguished following the information of entrapment from bystanders, three siblings from one shack and an adult from another unfortunately, couldn't escape the blaze. All four were declared deceased on scene by paramedics. The children's mother escaped with minor burn wounds. As per information on scene, the cause of the fire is suspected to be a paraffin stove left unattended in one of the burned shack.” An inquest docket is opened with South African police services (SAPS) for in-depth investigations. Source: William Ntladi, district manager media liaison: Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) Photo: Generic |
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