Rescuers have rescued a visually impaired pensioner from the flames which engulfed her home in Redcliffe, north of Durban, on Thursday.
According to Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) spokesperson Prem Balram, after receiving distraught calls from residents who reported that a house was on fire, a team was immediately dispatched to the location.
“While responding to the scene, Rusa officers received an update that an elderly woman was trapped in the house,” he said.
Balram narrated that the team entered the 69-year-old woman’s home, found their way through the thick smoke until they found her lying on the floor of her bathroom.
“Other officers attempted to remove the bedroom windows to assist with the extrication of the woman. However, they were secured with burglar bars.”
“After being removed from the residence, medics treated her for smoke inhalation,” said Balram.
He added that fire fighters were on the scene trying to quench the blazing fire.
However, he indicated that the cause of the fire is not known yet.
