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Elderly woman (83) dies in house fire
The woman's son suspects that a cigarette could have caused the blaze.
An elderly woman (83) was killed after her house in Hillside went up in flames.
The tragedy unfolded at about 19:00 last Monday (July 3).
It remains unclear as to what exactly started the fire, but the woman’s son, Andrew Ball, suspects a cigarette could have possibly caused the blaze.
The Randfontein Herald will be meeting with Ball for an in-depth interview soon and will do an update when more information becomes available.
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