Wheelchair-bound man dies in shack fire in Katlehong
Firefighters responded to the blaze on Friday night, but the man was found deceased beneath the collapsed corrugated iron sheets after the fire was extinguished.
Firefighters used attack lines from the fire engine and successfully managed to bring the blaze under control, desperately striving to rescue a wheelchair-bound man who was reported to be still trapped inside the shack.
During the search, rescue and recovery after the blaze was extinguished, the man’s burnt body was found under the corrugated metal sheets.
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