According to information obtained at the scene, 'some members of the community had to look for the mother, who was found in a shebeen nearby'.
Ekurhuleni – Two little girls, aged two and four, died and their older brother suffered severe, extensive burns in a shack fire in the Ramaphosa informal settlement in Boksburg in Ekurhuleni in the early hours of Saturday morning.
City of Ekurhuleni emergency services firefighters from Boksburg central fire station received the alarm call at 5.27am and responded to the scene, Ekurhuleni disaster and emergency management services spokesman William Ntladi said. Following information gathered on the scene, a search was conducted and the two charred bodies of the little girls were found under the rubble.
According to information obtained on the scene,"some members of the community had to look for the mother who was found in a shebeen nearby".
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