Man critically injured in La Lucia fire
At approximately 12.45 Crisis Medical responded to a call of a man on fire in the La Lucia area.
A MAN has sustained critical injuries as a result of a fire in La Lucia. According to Crisis Medical Paramedics, the man, believed to be a vagrant, had taken refuge in a nearby electrical substation.
“At approximately 12.45 Crisis Medical responded to a call of a man on fire in the La Lucia area. Paramedics arrived on the scene in William Campbell Drive, to find a 29-year-old man had sustained life-threatening burns to his body and was in a critical condition,” said Crisis Medical’s Kyle van Reenen.
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The patient was stabilised on scene before being transported to Addington Hospital for further care.
Van Reenen added, “Unconfirmed reports from the scene suggest the man to be a vagrant who had taken refuge in a nearby electrical substation. The cause of the fire is however unknown and will form the subject of a South African Police Services investigation.”
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