Two die in Nyanga fire

13 October 2019 - 10:38
By Iavan Pijoos
Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire after 3am on Sunday.
Image: possohh / 123RF Stock Photo Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire after 3am on Sunday.

Two people died after a fire broke out in Nyanga in the early hours of Sunday morning, the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services said.

Fire and rescue services spokesman Jermaine Carelse said the fire broke out at around 2am.

Two structures, one formal and one informal on the same premises, were alight, he said.

Two bodies were found in the blaze. The age and gender was still unknown.

Carelse said the blaze was extinguished after 3am.