Durban — A child died alongside two pensioners in a structural fire in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday morning.
The KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Sihle Zikalala said three people were killed in the structural fire in Nongoma, northern KZN in the early hours of the morning, around 2.30am.
Zikalala said Disaster Management teams from Nongoma responded to a structural fire in the Mhlongo household in Ndema area under Ward 2 of the Nongoma Local Municipality.
“In this incident, three people, unfortunately, lost their lives in the Mhlongo household, Muziwendoda Mhlongo, 76, Busisiwe Grace Mhlongo, 67, and Nzuzo Dlamini, 7,” Zikalala said.
He said from the reports received by the department, the dead were all the people who were in the house when the structural fire occurred.
“We wish to extend our condolences to the family that had lost three loved ones. Disaster Management teams will continue to provide support to the family following this tragic incident,” Zikalala said.
He said the cause of the fire was not known, specialists had been assigned to investigate.
Police have been approached for comment.
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