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Kids escape fire after home burns to the ground in KZN

Four children who were home alone narrowly escaped death after a fire burnt down their house in Waterloo, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday night. 

Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) said the children were girls who were allegedly “abandoned” by their mother, who was at a local shebeen at the time of the fire. 

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The girls evacuated the home just minutes before the roof caved in, with the fire engulfing the entire property, Rusa said. 

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The scene of the fire on Sunday night in Waterloo, KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: Reaction Unit South Africa

“Reaction officers interviewed the neighbours and established that the four children were home alone while the single mother consumed liquor at a shebeen in Waterloo.

“The woman returned home when she received news that her home had been destroyed by [the] fire,” Rusa said in a statement. 

The eThekwini fire department and metro police were at the scene, and no injuries were incurred. 

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By Nica Richards