Family of nine left homeless after their house burned down

Mr Piet Vilakazi said they narrowly escaped death and the family members are lucky to be still alive.

He was going to the bathroom when he noticed smoke coming from the kitchen.

He went to check what was happening and saw big flames coming from one of the rooms.

“I rushed to evacuate my children and then we began to extinguish the fire, but it was too late.

“The fire could not be contained and spread throughout the whole house.

“Everything burned down in a short space of time.”

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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