Durban police officer dies after house catches fire while he was sleeping
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A 37-year-old police officer from Chatsworth, south of Durban, will be laid to rest on Wednesday after perishing in a fire at the weekend.
Sgt Vasagan Naidoo from the Bayview police station is believed to have been asleep at his home when a fire broke out on Sunday.
Provincial police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said an inquest docket was being investigated by Bayview police.
"It is alleged that on July 7 2019 at 9pm there was a fire in one of the houses on Highwood Road in Bayview. A 37-year-old police officer stationed at Chatsworth police was asleep when his house caught [fire] and was burnt," said Mbele.
Meanwhile, Chatsworth Community Policing Forum (CPF) chair Jakes Singh said they had been left saddened and shocked by the untimely death of a member.
"It's sad that we've lost a member under such tragic circumstances. We are awaiting the findings of the police investigation regarding the fire," said Singh.