A three-year-old boy died in a shack fire during the early hours
of this morning, March 1 in Barcelona in the Gelvandale policing precinct.
It is alleged that at about 01:10, police responded to a complaint
of a fire in Virgo Street, Barcelona.
After the fire brigade extinguished the
fire, the body of little Elton Saterdag was found.
Police spokesperson, Col. Priscilla Naidu, said that the child’s mother (34) and two
other siblings, aged ten and five months, escaped.
“The mother sustained
burns to her arms and back while the 10-year-old girl sustained burns to her
arm and leg. The infant sustained minor scratches. All of them were taken to
hospital for treatment,” Naidu said.
It is suspected that the cause of the fire may have been a burning
candle. An inquest docket is opened for further investigation.
