The children got trapped in a shack, after it caught fire. The children (aged between two and eight) were left alone without the presence of their mother
The fire blaze occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, which caught the attention of community members of the Ramaphosa informal settlement, who in turn called on emergency services.
The mother of these children allegedly took her own life after she got to know about the shack fire that killed two of her children while she was at a local shebeen in Ekurhuleni.
It was reported that the third child sustained severe injuries/burnt from the fire outbreak.
The children got trapped in a shack, after it caught fire. The children (aged between two and eight) were left alone without the presence of their mother.
William Ntladi, emergency services spokesperson said:
“During the search and rescue operation, the children’s bodies, a two-year-old girl and four-year-old girl, were found. Their eight-year-old brother managed to survive. He sustained facial injuries and was transported to hospital.”
Ntladi said they found the mother of the children dead nearby, shortly after firefighters put the fire blaze off.
“She was overwhelmed and disappeared from the scene. No one could tell where she went, but her lifeless body was found next to a shack in the area.”
Police are currently doing an investigation into the incident.
