{"id":215493,"date":"2019-08-21T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215493\/toddler-burnt-to-death-in-tragic-klippoortjie-ah-house-fire\/"},"modified":"2019-08-22T09:08:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T07:08:59","slug":"toddler-burnt-to-death-in-tragic-klippoortjie-ah-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/21\/toddler-burnt-to-death-in-tragic-klippoortjie-ah-house-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler tragically burns to death in Klippoortjie AH house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe charred body of a three-year-old boy was found and recovered under the burnt rubble of a house in Klippoortjie AH by Ekurhuleni firefighters immediately after the raging flames were extinguished on Wednesday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

These are the words of William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>

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Firefighters from Germiston, Boksburg and Wadeville fire stations responded swiftly to the scene on Nomad Place, with a fleet of five fire engines.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival they found an eight-roomed house on fire.<\/p>

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\u201cThe call was received at exactly 10.15am and the first arriving fire engine from Germiston Central Fire Station was on scene within seven minutes,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was augmented while in active operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon arrival, a section of the roof had collapsed and flames were already protruding through the roof from two of the four bedrooms and spreading to the entire house.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ntladi added that offensive fire suppression was conducted and the flames contained and extinguished with minimal damage to the rest of the house.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo bedrooms had intense fire damage and two other rooms, including the lounge, suffered from water and smoke damage, while the rest of the rooms were saved,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n

Ntladi said that once the blaze was extinguished, firefighters conducted a search and rescue and found the body of the toddler under the rubble in one of the two burnt bedrooms, where the fire is alleged to have started.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs per information gathered on scene, the child was alone in the room and the cause of the fire is still a subject of investigation,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n