Elderly couple killed, 6 others injured in KZN house fire
According to Garrith Jamieson, director of ALS Paramedics Medical Services, they arrived at the scene this morning at about 06:30 to find the eThekweni Fire Department already fighting the blaze.
'Paramedics stood by and assessed six people who had managed to escape from the residence and had sustained minor injuries.
'Paramedics were called to enter the house once the fire had been extinguished by the fire department, and unfortunately, [came across] the gruesome discovery of a couple believed to be in their late 60s that had suffered fatal injury as a result of the fire,' said Jamieson.
The couple was declared dead at the scene.
'At this stage, the cause of the fire is unknown; however, SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further.'
This incident comes after an electrical fire set two Durban flats ablaze yesterday morning.
The fire that started in the apartments adjoining the Grey Street Mosque in central Durban was successfully put out by the eThekwini Municipality's fire department on Monday.
The fire, allegedly sparked by electrics, was first reported to the fire department at 10:00. Two flats adjoining the mosque caught alight in Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street, Durban Central.
According to the Grey Street Mosque's chairperson, Av Mohammed, it took the fire department 20 minutes to put the fire out. There were no injuries reported.
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