Police probe Durban children's home fire
Investigations are underway into the cause of the devastating fire at the Edith Benson Children's Home in Sherwood.
Some 57 children from the ages of 3-months to 6-years were evacuated safely from the Sherwood home on Tuesday night.
The police's Thembeka Mbhele says experts are trying to establish what sparked the blaze.
"For now, the cause of the fire is still unknown and being investigated," said Mbhele.
The children are now being cared for by four separate facilities in eThekwini.
The roof of the Edith Benson Children’s Home in Sherwood, caught on fire last night #KZN 57 children aged between 3 months and 6 years old had to be evacuated to safety, a caretaker has recovered after being treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation pic.twitter.com/YFcBJsWJ2x
— Jarryd Subroyen (@Jazz_Subs031) February 21, 2018
Neighbours told Newswatch they alerted firefighters as soon as they saw the flames.
Community groups and businesses from across the region rallied together to help the children by donating clothes, baby formula and nappies, among other items.
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Meanwhile, authorities are still trying to establish the extent of the damage.
Firefighters were still busy clearing the scene yesterday afternoon.
The Fire Department continued to clear away some of the remains at one of the buildings at the Edith Benson Children’s Home in Sherwood #KZN It had suffered major damages following a fire which started in the roof of the structure yesterday evening
— Jarryd Subroyen (@Jazz_Subs031) February 21, 2018
No injuries had been reported pic.twitter.com/SHV5CiQbsH