Lotus River teenager Claudine Abels has recounted how she managed to save her father and two sisters from a devastating fire which claimed a family of four. CapeTimesSA
Cape Town – Lotus River teenager Claudine Abels has recounted how she managed to save her father and two sisters from a devastating fire which claimed a family of four yesterday. When the 17-year-old was awoken by thick smoke engulfing her house, which she shared with her father Raymond and two younger sisters, instinct kicked in and she dragged the minors out before going back for her dad.
“While I was taking my father outside, I could see my grandfather crawling, trying to escape the fire. I was too late to rescue him,” she said. Attached to Abels’ house is a shack, in which 80-year-old Vellem October, his son Brandon May, 46, his wife Sonia, 45, and their 6-year-old son Jaden Jantjies lived.
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