Two people were found dead following an apartment fire at the Jackson Cove units in Elans Rock, San Cres, Alberton today.

Alberton Record reports that the City of Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Services responded to the incident after receiving a call reporting a structural fire at about 01:30.

According to City of Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson Tikkie MacDonald, firefighters from the Alberton Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the scene.

MacDonald says that on arrival, crews found two residential units affected by the blaze, namely a bottom flat and the unit directly above it.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire and prevented it from spreading to nearby units.

“During the primary search and overhaul operations, the charred bodies of two occupants were tragically discovered in one of the two-bedroom apartments 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 says.

Fire investigation officials from the City of Ekurhuleni were called in to determine the cause and origin of the fire.

The scene was later handed over to Moffat View SAPS, and investigations are ongoing.

MacDonald urges residents to contact emergency services immediately during life-threatening situations.

“For life-threatening emergencies and fire incidents, residents can contact the City of Ekurhuleni EMS on 011 458 0911.”

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