Man dies in house fire

Fire fighters fight a fire at Rhodes Memorial. March 17 2009 Photo by Michael Walker

Fire fighters fight a fire at Rhodes Memorial. March 17 2009 Photo by Michael Walker

Published Mar 11, 2015

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Johannesburg - A man died in a house fire in Benoni, east of Johannesburg on Wednesday morning, paramedics said.

“When... paramedics as well as firefighters arrived on scene, they found a room engulfed in flames,” ER24 spokeswoman Chitra Bodasing said.

“Firefighters extinguished the blaze. Upon inspection, the body of a man believed to be in his 30s was found. He was declared dead by provincial paramedics on scene.”

The cause of the fire was not known.

Sapa

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