Child dies of burns in fire at Johannesburg house occupied by squatters

A toddler estimated to be two years old died of burn wounds when a seven-bedroom house caught fire in Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg .

A minor suspected to be two years old died from burn wounds when the house caught fire.A toddler estimated to be two years old died of burn wounds on Thursday when a seven-bedroom house occupied by squatters caught fire in Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg.

Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo said firefighters responded at about 9pm. The cause of the fire is not yet known.Police were also on the scene and were investigating, Khumalo said. This is the second fire tragedy in the city in a week after the death of two children in a block of flats in Hillbrow on Wednesday afternoon.

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