Family recount moments before fatal Hillcrest fire
The aunt of two little girls and two boys who died in a house fire in Hillcrest, has recounted the harrowing moment, her sister returned home, to find her children trapped inside.
Thule Thwala says by the time help arrived, it was already too late.
"Everyone was outside - she was crying. But there was nothing to save - everything was [engulfed in flames]," Thwala said.
It's alleged the children had been locked in the bedroom before their mother went out, returning before 8 o' clock.
"She only came afterwards. We only heard her crying."
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The bodies of six-year-old Mbahlenhle Maduna, Zamokohle aged four, toddler Zemvelo and baby Khethuk-Thula were pulled out of the Twins Road property on Sunday night.
Police believe the house fire may have been caused by a lit candle.
