Three children die in house fire near Ladysmith
A KZN family’s mourning the deaths of their three children, after a fire ripped through a home near Ladysmith.
An 8-month-old baby boy and
two girls, aged 7 and 10, lost their lives in the blaze in eZakheni’s
B-section.
A 58-year-old woman was taken to hospital with burn injuries yesterday.
A 12-year-old was also taken to hospital with burn injuries.
COGTA MEC, Sipho Hlomuka says disaster management teams have visited the tragic scene.
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"We are going to visit the household and we are requesting the people to assist by donating whatever can they donate, so the people in that household are able to get by."
KZN police say a triple inquest docket’s been opened. The cause of the blaze isn’t known at this stage.
