Accidents

Durban: Elderly man killed in house fire

KwaZulu-Natal: At 06H00.Saturday morning, Netcare 911 responded to a house fire in Athlone, Durban North. When medics arrived on the scene, the house was well alight with smoke bellowing from the roof and windows.

A Marshall Security Armed Response Officer and Special Operations Team member entered the house and managed to rescue an adult female who had suffered smoke inhalation.

Elderly man killed

The Ethekwini Fire and Rescue Services managed to douse the flames, however most of the house had been destroyed in the inferno.

A post fire assessment had been done by the Durban Metropolitan Police Search and Rescue Unit and sadly an elderly male was sadly found deceased.

Elderly man killed

Circumstances leading up the the fire are not yet known, however the Greenwood Park SAPS was on scene and will be investigating further.

In other news – Bridgerton star Ruby Barker hospitalised

Bridgerton star Ruby Barker says she has been receiving hospital treatment for mental health issues.

Ruby Barker

The 25-year-old actress, who plays Marina Thompson in the hit Netflix period drama, shared in a video posted to her Instagram page on Thursday that she sought professional help because she wanted to deal with the “intergenerational trauma bundled up inside. Barker revealed that after being “really unwell for a really long time” she chose to focus on her mental health and is “better. Learn more