Mother and two children killed in KwaDabeka shack fire
A mother and two children have died in a shack fire at the Shembe Beachway informal settlement in Kwadabeka, west of Durban.
Acting Division Commander of the Pinetown Fire and Emergency Department, Craig Peters says the fire started this morning and gutted about 20 homes.
Peters says the firefighters found the victims' bodies in their homes after the blaze had been doused.
Peters says the children were aged about 3-years and 6-months.
Peters says the firefighters found the victims' bodies in their homes after the blaze had been doused.
He says the crew made the grisly discovery when searching the area.
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"When the fire was doused and the smoke cleared, we began dampening down hotspots and found the three bodies," said Peters.Peters says the children were aged about 3-years and 6-months.
"It seemed as though they had been trying to escape. Their bodies were lying in close proximity to the door."
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It is unclear at this stage what sparked the blaze.#sapsKZN DBN #SAR, #K9SAR along with Metro Police SAR were called out to Shembe Beachway Informal Settlement in KwaDabeka after a fire had destroyed 15 shacks. SAR members recovered the bodies of 3 children aged 16, 3 and a 6-month-old baby. Inquest opened ME pic.twitter.com/nH7vcOrVKv
— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) July 30, 2019
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