An 18-month-old toddler died in a fire in a Ravensmead house just after midnight on Sunday which was apparently started after a candle fell over.
Disaster management spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said four adults were taken to hospital.
The house was nearyly gutted.
Meanwhile, 18 people were left homeless after a fire destroyed two houses and five backyard structures in Khayelitsha at the weekend.
The fire, which occurred in Hamba Street in Harare, was reported late on Saturday night.
Solomons-Johannes said no one was injured and the cause of the fire was still being investigated.
- Cape Argus