Cape Town House Fire Claims Two Lives, South Africans Saddened
- A double-storey house in Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town, Western Cape, caught fire and was severely damaged
- Two of the inhabitants of the house were unable to make it out alive as they died from sustaining burn wounds
- South Africans passed their condolences to the family of the deceased as two others survived the blaze
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Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, fires, outbreaks, nature and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for seven years.
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MITCHELL'S PLAIN, CAPE TOWN — A woman and a young girl died after a house caught fire in Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town, Western Cape.
House in Mitchell's Plain catches fire
According to SABC News, the incident happened at Strandfontein on 22 July in the early hours. The double-story house caught fire, and the building was damaged. Two adults were treated after they inhaled smoke. A young girl and another adult died from severe burn wounds. The South African Police Service is investigating the matter as the cause of the fire remains unclear.
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South Africans heartbroken
Netizens on Facebook were distraught that the woman and child died in the fire.
Together, we can change Mzansi said:
"These guys must be moved to towns and cities in Cape Town."
Saidie Jaftha said:
"Sad, sad, sad!"
Katlego Titus Mogakane said:
"It's so painful to lose someone you love. Condolences to thew family members."
Robinson Maakana asked:
"Why so many burnings? And why so many deaths by fires in this country?"
Solomon Luan said:
"This is so disheartening."
Muleya Nevuvha Rendani said:
"Condolences to the family."
Khayelitsha man, daugfhter and grandson die in fire
In a similar article, Briefly News recently reported that a father, his daughter and her son died in a fire in Khayelitsha.
The man, a sangoma loved by the community, went into the fire to save his family when it broke out in his shack. Her wife survived, and she revealed that the fire may have been supernatural.
She said her husband woke her up and told her the house was on fire. They escaped, but he realised his daughter and grandson were still in the fire. His attempts to rescue them failed as all three of them died.
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