A 35-year-old man has died and another victim (31) was seriously injured in a house fire in Mutile Street, Asla Park, during the early hours of Sunday, reports Mossel Bay Advertiser.

According to a spokesperson for the Southern Cape Police, Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie, emergency medical services responded to the scene at 04:00.

“After the fire had been extinguished, the deceased and the injured victim were discovered among the rubble”, he says.

The second victim has been hospitalised for further medical treatment. 

The KwaNonqaba police have opened an inquest into the matter and the investigation is ongoing.

Pojie adds that the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but at this stage no foul play is suspected. 

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