Ladysmith teenager loses everything in shack fire
"I was left with the clothes I was wearing"
Zamokuhle Mathe (19) from the Shayamoya area in Tsakane has lost the place he called home after his shack burned down on Monday, July 6.
He told a Ladysmith Gazette reporter that to date, he doesn’t know what caused the fire, as he was not inside the shack when the blaze started.
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“On the fateful day of the fire, my grandmother sent me to a nearby tuck shop to buy bread for her. Before I even got to the shop, I received a call to inform me that my house was on fire.
“When I looked up at the sky, I saw smoke and ran back.
“It was already too late by the time I got there. I lost everything in the fire; my books and uniform all went up in flames. I was left with the clothes I was wearing,” said a devastated Zamokuhle.
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