Woman perishes in Mandeni house fire
A woman has been killed in a house fire in the Mandeni area, on the North Coast.
Emergency services raced to the home in Nyala Road in the early hours of this morning.
IPSS Medical Rescue's Paul Herbst says the house was fully engulfed by flames when they arrived at the scene.
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He says two other people were hurt in the blaze.
"The guys managed to break the window, and managed to get one person out - who was in a critical condition. A second person managed to escape by himself, suffered some burns - but didn't go to hospital. The third person unfortunately was stuck in one of the rooms where we believe the fire started, and unfortunately passed away," he said.
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Herbst says the local fire department is still on scene - but the fire has been extinguished.
The family's dog was also killed in the blaze.