Four die in E Cape fire
2003-12-23 09:28
East London - Three adults and a child died and another child and an adult were injured when a fire raged through a house outside Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape early on Tuesday morning, police said.
The house, which was next to the Bagatelle Hotel about 10km outside Stutterheim, was completely gutted in the blaze, Captain John Fobian said.
Because the house was in such a remote area with no fire hydrants, firefighters had to travel to Stutterheim and back to replenish their water supplies.
Police forensics experts would investigate the cause of the fire, Fobian said.
- SAPA