WATCH: Musgrave home destroyed by blaze
Musgrave resident, Kevin Dunkley was not home when his daughter called from an ambulance to tell him the news.
A MOTHER and son narrowly escaped the blaze as a Musgrave house went up in flames on Sunday, March 27. Homeowner, Kevin Dunkley was at a meeting when his daughter called from an ambulance to say the Windmill Road home was going up in flames.
“I left just before 09:00. My daughter and my grandson were sleeping. Both of them woke up because of the smoke. My daughter couldn’t get out of her room because the door had swollen. She was pulling at the door while my grandson pushed the door until she got out. She got burned on her face and arm. She has been released from the hospital now, but is still very sore with big blisters,” he said.
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Acting Division Commander Sifiso Mbatha for the eThekwini Fire Department said the house was well alight when they arrived on the scene. “About 90 % of the house was engulfed in flames when we arrived. We used two 63mm hoses to extinguish the fire. As we were laying the lines, the roof of the house of collapsed,” recounted Mbatha.
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He said firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze without any difficulties. “One of the occupants of the house had suffered second-degree burns. She was treated by paramedics which were already in attendance when we arrived,” he said. The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.
- Don’t miss this week’s Berea Mail to read the full article and see photos of the aftermath of the blaze. Dunkley shares how the community has responded to this tragedy and how he plans to move on.
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