Mother and child injured in fire in Queensburgh

Update

Unfortunately, the young child passed away last night in Hospital due to the severity of his injuries.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

A mother and her seventeen-month-old son have sustained serious injuries after their flat caught fire in Burma Road Queensburgh South of Durban around 9 am on the morning of 27 January 2018.

Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene with other providers to find the Durban Fire Department in attendance. Fire Fighters had rescued the small child from the blaze whilst the mother escaped falling from the building in a bid to escape the flames. Both Mom and child were stabilised on the scene before being transported by Advanced Life Support Paramedics to a nearby hospital for the further care that they required.

At this stage, the events leading up to the fire are unknown however all the necessary authorities were on scene and will be investigating further.

Kind Regards,

Garrith Jamieson
Operations Director