Overview
- Fire crews were called to Shaka’s Head near Ballito around 5:00 a.m. Saturday, where a shack had already burned down.
- The victims were siblings aged 1 (twins), 3, 14 and 19, and authorities say the cause remains under investigation.
- The mother sustained severe injuries and was hospitalized, the father suffered minor injuries, and one child was reported to have survived.
- Provincial departments are providing groceries, documentation assistance, counseling and medical teams for the surviving relatives.
- A separate structural fire in Umdoni after midnight killed three people, bringing KwaZulu-Natal’s same-day fire death toll to eight.