Cape Town – Eastern Cape detectives have opened investigations after a couple and their three children died in a fire that brought down a Methodist church mission house in the Eastern Cape.
Residents alerted the police to the fire in Askeaton, near Cala on Thursday but the house had already burned down when police and firefighters responded, police said in a statement.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said the police arrived and found the alleged house wrapped in a blaze with members of the family inside.
He said the family had already died inside the house when the firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze
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“Only one person, believed to be a domestic worker aged 28, was rescued. She was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical care.
“The deceased are a husband and wife aged 29 and 46, and their children, a girl and two boys,” said Kinana.
Detectives are investigating and an inquest docket has been opened, he said.
Anyone with information regarding the cause of the fire is asked to contact the Cala police station on 047-877-0132 or Crime Stop on 08600-10111. Tip-offs can also be submitted using the MySAPS app.
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