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Two children burned to death in the Free State; another fire claimed three─── TSHEHLA KOTELI 08:23 Tue, 05 Sep 2023
Two children, aged 4 and 8, have lost their lives in a fire at Marabastad, Kroonstad, in the Free State.
Councillor Adriaan Botha of Ward 13 at the Moqhaka Municipality said on Facebook he had learned of the death of the two minors of the Hlalele family who burned beyond recognition in the fire. Another two children, aged 12 and 17, have been injured badly by the fire and have been hospitalised at the Pelonomi Hospital. It is unclear at the moment when the fire occurred. Botha will be visiting the family soon.
The burnt shack in Marabastad, Kroonstad, where a fire claimed two lives of a 4 and 8-year-old. Photo: Facebook
Meanwhile, acting Free State Premier, MaQueen Letsoha–Mathae, visited two different families in Mangaung after losing their loved ones. She first visited the family in Khayelitsha, near Bloemfontein, where two shacks caught on fire. The fire, which happened on Sunday (3/9) claimed the lives of three people – two children aged three and five, and an elderly man.
Acting Free State Provincial Premier, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, visited one of the families in Mangaung after their shack burned down. Photo: Facebook
Letsoha–Mathae then made her second visit to a family in Botshabelo, where a woman lost her life, allegedly at the hand of her partner over the weekend. The acting provincial Premier conveyed condolences on behalf of the Free State Provincial Government.
