Two injured in a shack fire in Redcliffe

A mother and daughter suffered burns to their bodies after their informal home caught alight off Fern Place in Redcliffe.

Residents contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) reporting the fire. All available Reaction Officers and RUSA Medics were dispatched to the scene. On arrival, it was established that the 87-year-old woman and her 62-year-old daughter were still in the wood and iron home when the fire started.

The younger female suffered a stroke this week and was unable to move without assistance. Members of the community rescued the elderly females. Reaction Officers contained the fire which spread rapidly to two other homes until the arrival of the Ethekwini Fire & Rescue Services. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

The injured females were treated for burns to their arms and bodies before being transported to the hospital by ambulance.