Johannesburg - Four people have reportedly died in a fire on a pleasure boat on the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West, Arrive Alive said on its website on Saturday afternoon.
"According to current reports, a party boat loaded with as many as 200 people, per reports, caught alight on the water," Arrive Alive said.
"As a result, current injury figures stand at four deceased of which one burned to death and three drowned.
“The parties were transported ashore by numerous private boats, as local residents scrambled to assist," Arrive Alive said.
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Limited (Necsa) emergency services, the South African Police Service (SAPS), and several other emergency services attended.
Reports of 4 fatalities after fire on party boat on Hartbeespoort Dam https://t.co/W0yMSiLbPV #BoatFire @StanfromIBF pic.twitter.com/EaUaOz6fsT
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) November 19, 2016
African News Agency