Fire guts pensioner’s home
Extensive damage was caused by a fire at a pensioner's home in Ermelo.
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A fire broke out in the home of an old age pensioner in Wesselton’s Ntshangase Street shortly after 07:30 this morning causing severe damage.
Firefighters from Msukaligwa Fire and Rescue Services were on the scene within minutes and managed to extinguish the blaze that had had broken out in a bedroom.
No injuries were reported.
The exact cause of the fire is being investigated.
Several house fires have occurred in Ermelo in the recent past. In the worst one to date, on July 8, six family members died in a fire that destroyed their home in Mandela Drive, Wesselton.
Residents have been warned to excercise utmost caution when using heating systems of any kind and when lighting fires for cooking purposes. Overloading of electrical plugs must also be avoided as short circuits and over-heating of wires are often the cause of a fire breaking out.
