GROUNDUP: Spate of shack fires claims lives of six children, two adults in Cape Town

Instead of preparing to celebrate her baby’s first birthday this week, a 32-year-old mother, Elma Nyakena, from West Bank in Cape Town now has to plan his funeral. Her baby, Bruce and his sisters, Luciana aged four and Leana aged nine, died in the early hours of Saturday morning when their home burnt down.

“My kids died a very painful death. My son Bruce will be turning one year old next Friday. I was looking forward to preparing for his birthday, not his funeral. They didn’t deserve to die like this,” said Nyakena who was inconsolable. Police spokesperson Captain Frederick Van Wyk said Nyanga police arrived at 11:30pm where firefighters were already on scene, extinguishing the fire that damaged three shacks.

In Philippi, a father and his six-year-old son died at Never-never informal settlement at 2am on Saturday.

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