According to the Spokesperson for Emergency Management Services in the South African (SA) City of Ekurhuleni, Tikkie MacDonald, they received an emergency call reporting a structural fire in the early hours and on arrival discovered two units in a blaze. MacDonald says during the search a note was found on the kitchen table, suggesting a possible suicide message…
“On arrival, firefighters found two units involved in the fire: the bottom flat and the flat directly above it. Firefighters acted swiftly to extinguish the blaze, successfully preventing the fire from spreading to surrounding residential units.
During the primary search and overhaul operations, the charred bodies of two occupants were tragically discovered in one of the two bedroom apartment of the bottom unit.
Both individuals were declared dead at the scene by Gauteng Emergency Medical Services personnel from Germiston. A note was reportedly found on the kitchen table, suggesting a possible case of death by suicide,” MacDonald said.
–SABC–
