An adult male dies in a Vosloorus house fire
It’s unclear what led to the fire, but firefighters in the city of say they responded to calls from the community of a residential house fire.
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JOHANNESBURG - An adult male has died in a house fire in Vosloorus in the City of Ekurhuleni.
It’s unclear what led to the fire, but firefighters in the city of say they responded to calls from the community of a residential house fire.
The 47-year-old man was discovered after fire teams had extinguished the fire.
The City of Ekurhuleni life life-threatening centre says it received the call in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Upon arrival, emergency crews found the garage of the house in flames.
Fire teams initiated an attack on the blaze and managed to extinguish the fire before it spread to other rooms within the house.
During the incident, it's understood that the 47-year-old man fell from the roof while attempting to extinguish the fire from above when the roof collapsed.
The man tragically succumbed to burns, and emergency medical services declared him dead at the scene.
The city says the body has been handed over to the South African Police Service for further investigation.