Little boy, 3, dies in house fire
The boy’s mother and two-year-old sister survived the blaze.
DEMS firefighters work to extinguish the fire at a van der Merwe Street, Elsburg, home on Friday. A three-year-old boy lost his life in the blaze.
Tragedy struck an Elsburg family in Ekurhuleni when their three-year-old son perished in a fire at their home on Friday, Germiston City News reports.
The fire on Van der Merwe Street gutted the entire house.
The boy’s mother and two-year-old sister, who were also in the house at the time, survived the blaze.
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Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (EDMS) received a call at 9.16am about a house being alight.
Fire crews from the Germiston Central Fire Station immediately responded, calling for backup prior to arrival.
More teams from the Wadeville and Boksburg Central fire stations responded.
– Caxton News Service
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