The provincial police spokesperson, Mohale Ramatseba, says the ages of the victims who died during the fire at the Blinkwater Lodge in Witdraai, range from 3 to 37 years old. 

The Bauer family's father Stefan (39), daughters Inge (7) and Elné (4) have lost their lives. Their mother Madelein (36) survived. Inge's body is still missing.

One of the other families from Ceres, the Carstens, lost both parents Dané (36) and Hendri Carstens (37), who later passed away in hospital, as well as their two boys, Pierre-Johan (5) and Magiel (3).

The third family lost two children, their son Frans-Jan (5) and daughter Iza (3). Their mom, Wilmien Davin (37) survived with their baby boy Ben (15 months), while their father Frans Davin (36) is in hospital in Cape Town.   

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

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