In this shocking tragedy, relatives of a woman have been left totally in pains after five of the family members burnt to death inside their room.
Only Andiswa Mkhokheli and her younger brother survived the tragedy
A deadly fire has left a mother, her two children and two grandchildren dead when their shack in Univille Plots, Lenasia South, Joburg caught fire.
According to DailySun, Andiswa Mkhokheli (33) said her mum, Mafikile, sisters Afikile and Nothemba, her daughter Zanele and niece Shabilo all died.
“I got a call this morning to say all my family members had been burnt to death. I came to my mother’s place to find everything buried in a heap of ash and wreckage,” she said.
“My mother was everything to me. She was a provider and she loved us all. Although she wasn’t working, she always made sure we were happy and had something to eat before
going to bed.”
“Only me and my little bother, Lwandile (21), remain. I don’t know how I’m going to take the bodies home to the Eastern Cape,” she said.
Lenasia South police spokesman Sergeant Khalipha Mvula said an inquest docket was opened and the cause of the fire would be determined. The incident happened in South Africa.