{"id":134684,"date":"2016-09-30T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/134684\/dinwiddie-home-burns-down\/"},"modified":"2016-10-01T08:08:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T06:08:08","slug":"dinwiddie-home-burns-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/09\/30\/dinwiddie-home-burns-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinwiddie home burns down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firefighters from Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded promptly to a house fire, on Monday.<\/p>\n

DEMS firefighters, responding from the Wadeville Fire Station, were backed up by the Hlahatsi Fire Station.<\/p>

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William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS, said the fire in Bagshot Avenue, Dinwiddie, happened at around 8.30am.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the arrival of the firefighters, the six-room house was engulfed in flames,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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\u201cForced entry through the dining room door was initiated to gain access into the structure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fire was very intense which resulted in the whole house and most of the furniture being destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen opening the kitchen door, flashover occurred throughout the whole house.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ntladi also said nobody was severely injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe occupants were not present at the time of the fire and they only noticed smoke protruding through the open windows upon their return,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo intense injuries were recorded on scene. One adult female was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics on scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scene was declared over at around 9.40am\u201d<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is unknown and still under investigation.<\/p>\n