The father of the children Sivuyile Noyila says he is devastated.
The children’s mother is in hospital in a critical condition after attempting to save them.
One child is reported to have survived. Noyila says the children were sleeping in another room when the incident happened.
“We were playing a snooker and watching soccer last night. I’m unemployed and I use this section of the shack to make money. So, People come here to play snooker and watch soccer. I closed late, around 12 midnight. My children were sleeping in the other section of this structure. After couple of minutes, I heard my eldest child screaming for help. Their mother and I tried to push the door open but were overpowered by the blaze. We couldn’t save them as the house had been engulfed by fire,” says Noyila.
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