Three children died in a Khayelitsha house fire this morning
Three children lost their lives in a fire that broke out in the Endlovini Informal Settlement in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday, 30 November. Also read: The president remains silent on declaring 27 December a public holiday The City’s Fire and Rescue Service was alerted of a structure alight in Khayelitsha just after midnight. Fire crews from Lansdowne,... Read more → The post Three children died in a Khayelitsha house fire this morning appeared first on CapeTown ETC.
Three children lost their lives in a fire that broke out in the Endlovini Informal Settlement in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday, 30 November.
Also read: The president remains silent on declaring 27 December a public holiday
The City’s Fire and Rescue Service was alerted of a structure alight in Khayelitsha just after midnight.
Fire crews from Lansdowne, Mfuleni, Khayelitsha and Strand responded to the scene. The fire destroyed the structure and left approximately 14 people displaced.
Firefighters found the bodies of two boys and a girl among the debris at around 1am.
The fire was extinguished at about 1.20am; the cause of the blaze is unknown.
Our sincere condolences go out to the families of the deceased.
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