Two children killed in Doornkop house fire
A fire at a home in Doornkop in Soweto claimed the lives of two boys on Thursday morning.
The boys, aged five and 18 months, died when an unattended candle burnt the mattress on which they were sleeping.
Johannesburg emergency spokesperson Nana Hadebe-Kgiba says upon arrival, the firefighters found that the family and community members managed to extinguish the fire in the bedroom.
They then discovered the bodies of the two children.
"An open light has been determined as the cause of the fire when conducting preliminary investigations. It is unfortunate that most of these incidents are caused by open flames and unsafe use of heating appliances."
Hadebe-Kgiba has urged communities to take necessary precautions when using heating appliances and avoid leaving candles unattended.
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