Nine people have been left homeless after a fire gutted a tin shack in End Lane, Mkhamba Gardens, yesterday (June 20).
Speaking to one of the residents, he lamented that he is in a state of shock after losing everything in the blaze.
”I was at work when I received the call that my home was on fire. When I got there, everything was destroyed,” said the resident. “I am left with the clothes I was wearing. Everyone was at work when the fire started, so we don’t know what caused it.”
He reached out to Ladysmith Hospice, who helped him with some clothing. Hospice manager Jennifer Rehman said they ’empathise’ with the people who lost their home and are willing to assist.
Also read: MEC attends Career Expo in Ladysmith
Three men and six women lived in the shack.
Rehman urges the public to donate what they can. Donations can be dropped off at the Hospice Shop in Murchison Street, where she will hand over the items to the residents who lost their home.
The news provided to you in this link comes to you from the editorial staff of the Ladysmith Gazette, a sold newspaper distributed in the Ladysmith area.
Please follow us on our YouTube channel and do not be shy; please subscribe and comment as well.
Click to receive news links via WhatsApp. Or for the latest news, visit our webpage or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Join us there!
