The home\u2019s owner Johan du Plooy told a journalist from the GCN that he believes that it was an electrical fire, caused by something in his wife, Julie\u2019s, home office.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire tripped the lights,\u201d he explained.<\/p>
\u201cMy wife thought it was load shedding, but I thought it was a very odd time for load shedding.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter returning to bed after going to the bathroom something just didn\u2019t feel right so I went to look around the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
This gut feeling may have saved the couple\u2019s lives, as it was then that Johan discovered the blaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried my best to stop the fire, but, it was too much for me,\u201d said Johan.<\/p>\n
Julie called the Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF for assistance.<\/p>\n
Pine Pienaar, the vice-chairman of the Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF, explained to the GCN what happened when CPF members and Amour Tactical team members arrived at the home.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe immediately contacted the fire department and assisted the couple to get their pets safely out of the house,\u201d Pienaar said.<\/p>\n
He claims that emergency services took over 15 minutes to answer their telephone, and when a team arrived on scene the fire engine\u2019s pump had no pressure.<\/p>\n
Firefighters were reportedly plagued by further setbacks when the nearby fire hydrant they attempted to get water from fell apart, according to Pienaar.<\/p>\n The GCN has contacted the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services for comment on the claims made by the CPF.<\/p>\n \u201cWe managed to save the main bedroom, but the rest of the house has been destroyed,\u201d said Johan.<\/p>\n For now all that is left is for Johan and Julie to try and come to terms with what has happened.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/09\/IMG_6402.jpg\")
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