A three year old boy died in a shack fire in the early hours of this morning in Barcelona in the Gelvandale policing precinct.
Colonel Priscilla Naidu, Eastern CapepPolice spokesperson, says at about 01:10 police responded to a complaint of fire in Virgo Street in Barcelona.
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After the fire brigade had extinguished the fire, the body of three-year-old Elton Saterdag was found.
“The child’s mother (34) and two other siblings aged 10 years and 5 months old, escaped. The mother sustained burns to her arms and back while the 10-year-old girl sustained burns to her arm and leg. The infant sustained minor scratches. All of them were taken to hospital for treatment,” said Naidu.
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It is suspected that the cause of the fire may have been a burning candle. An inquest docket is opened for further investigation.
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