3 children have died in a fire in Wesbank this morning.

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2 July 2022

The City’s Fire and Rescue Service members were called out to the area shortly after 2 am, after reports of a home on fire in Baxley Crescent. Rescue Service spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse says the children were aged 1, 4 and 9.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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