Die plaaslike brandweer en reddingsdienste het Dinsdagoggend (15\u2009Augustus) gespook om inwoners van \u2019n brandende woonstelblok in Kasteelstraat in die Paarl te red. Maar een mens kon nie daarin slaag om uit sy woonstel te ontsnap nie en het doodgebrand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die brand het net n\u00e1 08:00 uitgebreek by een van die woonstelle op die heel boonste verdieping. Een inwoner vertel dat sy op pad was om te gaan stort voor werk toe sy hoor haar bure maak alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het net my motor se sleutels gegryp en my motor uitgetrek.\u201dSy s\u00ea teen 11:00 het die brandweermanne steeds gesukkel om die brand heeltemal te blus omdat dit nog onderlangs gesmeul het. Dit is ook aangehits deur \u2019n sterk wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerald Esau, Drakenstein-munisipaliteit se uitvoerende direkteur van gemeenskapsdienste, s\u00ea die munisipaliteit se ramp- en noodspanne is omstreeks 08:49 van die brand ingelig. Met hul aankoms op die toneel ses minute later, s\u00ea Esau, kon die spanne binne \u2019n goeie tyd daarin slaag om te keer dat die brand verder versprei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDrie woonstelle is deur die brand, hitte, rook en water beskadig. \u2019n Vierde woonstel aangrensend aan die beskadigde woonstelle het slegs rook- en waterskade opgedoen,\u201d voeg hy by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met Paarl Post se besoek aan die toneel het inwoners van die woonstelblok en omstanders weens die gebeure verbouereerd rondgestaan. \u2019n Vrou, wat in die woonstelblok woon en eenkant van die skare gestaan het, was in trane omdat sy nie haar man kon opspoor nie. Dit nadat daar glo ges\u00ea is dat al die inwoners uit die brandende woonstelle gered is. Voordat sy omhels en vertroos is deur nog \u2019n omstander het die vrou, wat duidelik in \u2019n toestand van angs was, aan Paarl Post ges\u00ea sy kry nie haar man nie. \u201cHy was nog daar binne besig om vir hom tee te maak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die brand was toe al so te s\u00ea geblus, met net gedeeltes van die gebou wat nog gesmeul het. Die polisie en reddingspanne is ingelig oor die vermiste man. Die hartseer nuus het kort daarna gebreek dat die man in die brand omgekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n betroubare bron wat op die toneel was, moet \u2019n in-diepte ondersoek nog deur die polisie afgehandel word, maar daar word vermoed dat die slagoffer oorval is met rook en ineengestort het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die 59-jarige slagoffer se lyk is op die boonste verdieping van die woonstelblok gevind, waar hy naby \u2019n deur gel\u00ea het. Hy is onherkenbaar verbrand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esau s\u00ea die ontstaan van die brand is nog nie bevestig nie, maar daar word vermoed dat dit verband hou met \u2019n elektriese fout. Hy het verder sy medelye betuig aan die oorledene se familie en almal wat geraak is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kapt. Louise du Plessis, woordvoerder van die Paarl-polisie, s\u00ea \u2019n nadoodse ondersoek sal gedoen word.\u201cDaar is vasgestel dat \u2019n 59-jarige man in die brand gesterf het. Geen ander beserings is aangemeld nie. Die oorsaak van die brand moet nog vasgestel word.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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