A mother and two of her children made a narrow escape when their house in Centurion was engulfed in flames on Friday morning.

Cert-SA paramedics who responded to the incident said they arrived at the house in The Reeds residential suburb around 10:00.

“On arrival it was found that several rooms of the house were on fire and thick smoke was billowing from the house. A mother and her two small children managed to escape the inferno. The mother sustained a minor burn to her hand and was assessed by medical personnel on the scene.”

Investigations to determine the cause of the fire are expected to be conducted.

“Thanks to Emer-G-Med, Emergency Medical Solution, Tshwane Emergency Services Department, Sector 2 Wierdabrug CPF, Fidelity ADT, Monitor Net and Scorpion Risk Services for the assistance on the scene,” Cert-SA said.