3 killed in Umlazi informal settlement fire
Three people, including two children have been killed in a fire that ripped through their home in Umlazi.
Paramedics and firefighters say they responded to reports of a fire at an informal dwelling in Umlazi's SS section last night.
KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Services Robert McKenzie says it is not yet clear what caused the blaze.
"Last night, paramedics and firefighters from eThekwini Fire and Rescue responded to a tragic case where an informal dwelling had caught alight. The elderly lady and two children, believed to be about eight and nine-years-old, passed away in the blaze," he said.
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