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7-year old girl unaccounted for after 8 people die in NC guest house

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One more person is currently receiving treatment at a Cape Town hospital, while three others survived without a single injury

Search and Rescue officials scouring the scene of a deadly fire at a Northern Cape guest house, got to retrieve bones from the debris.


The fire incident resulted to the death of three adults and five children. The fire outbreak broke out at a holiday resort apartment in Witdraai on Sunday.

The cause of the fire outbreak is still unknown and under investigation.

At this stage, a 7-year old girl remains unaccounted for.

One more person is currently receiving treatment at a Cape Town hospital, while three others survived without a single injury.

Mohale Ramatseba from the police had this to say:

Police search and rescue members, members of the K9 and the local police have retrieved some bones from the debris this afternoon. It cannot be confirmed at this stage if the remains are of the missing child. Forensics investigators and forensic anthropologists are waiting to process the scene.”

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