A house fire Drieziek, near Orange Farm has killed a woman and injured two other people on Saturday.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, June 3, the City of Joburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) responded to a structural fire at Drieziek, near Orange Farm.

According to the City of Joburg EMS spokesperson Nana Radebe-Kgiba the woman died of smoke inhalation, and another adult with a toddler was transported to a nearby hospital.

Radebe-Kgiba said it is alleged the deceased female fell asleep after switching on a two-plate stove to warm herself.

“Preliminary investigations conducted by Fire Safety officers confirmed the two-plate stove as the cause of the fire.”

It is during this season that Emergency Management Services records an increase in house fires and a high number of deaths  caused by incorrect use of heating appliances.”

As the temperatures continue to plummet Radebe-Kgiba urged residents to use heating appliances correctly and never leave heaters and stoves unattended.