“I could hear voices, people screaming inside, calling for help,” said a neighbour who helped save two family members from a deadly house fire, holding back tears.
Those left inside fell silent. “They were not screaming any more, I tried to call them by name but didn’t get any response.”The 46-year-old said other neighbours also came to help. “They were trying to extinguish the fire with hosepipes. They tried but had no luck.”
When TimesLIVE visited on Wednesday, two cars sat in the yard, the house cordoned off with crime scene tape. Metal scraps and small pieces of slate hung from the roof. An investigator was still on the scene. The house number was intact, next to a broken light. Untouched by the fire is a cottage in the same yard. A family member living there, Martin Selepe, was unharmed.
A cousin of those who died, he said he woke up at about 1am. All he saw was smoke and heard his family's pleas.They were always happy, walking around, greeting and laughing.Initially he thought there had been a break-in, before realising the house was ablaze. Motaung said sleep would not come easily after the horrific incident. Describing the members who died, he said he would miss the love and respect they shared: “They were very good people, they were helping me a lot when I was building my house. When I asked for help they were always willing to help me.Selepe did not know what ignited the blaze. He said the electricity had come back at about 12.30am after load-shedding.
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