Four children died and their mother was seriously injured on Monday in Khayelitsha when the shack they were sleeping in caught fire, Western Cape police said.
The children, aged between two and 15, were sleeping with their mother when the fire broke out in the early hours of the morning, said Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Traut.
He said the flames gutted the shack and killed the children.
“Their mother was taken to hospital in a serious condition. The cause of the fire was not known at this stage but no foul play is suspected,”said Traut.
An inquest docket has been opened for investigation.
– SAPA