'It's so painful': Mom of 7-year-old fire victim relives her final moments

Traumatised parent saved one child but was unable to get to second as shack consumed by flames

26 September 2023 - 13:10

The heartbroken parents of a seven-year-old girl who died in a fire in Tshwane's Cemetery View informal settlement at the weekend heard their child's last cries as flames prevented them from saving her...

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