A family of five died in a what the City of Cape Town described as a “devastating fire” in Mitchells Plain early on Saturday.
Five people died in a fire in Tafelsig, Cape Town, on July 24 2021. File photo
The city fire and rescue service said the alarm was raised at 4.08am when a caller reported children were trapped inside a burning structure in Tafelsig. “When crews from Mitchells Plain fire station arrived at the scene in Buffelshoek Street, they found a Wendy house engulfed in flames,” said spokesperson Jerome Carelse.
“A man, woman and three girls were declared deceased on scene and one boy was treated for burn wounds.TimesLIVE
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