South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal
KWAZULU-NATAL – In the early hours of this morning Phoenix police responded to a report of a fire at a flat on Kidstone Place.
When police arrived at the scene they found that 7 residents of the flat managed to escape whilst 5 perished in the fire.
The deceased are aged between 37 and 3 years old. Residents reported that there was a domestic altercation at the home prior to the fire.
A 57-year-old man has been arrested by Phoenix police at the home of his relatives in the Phoenix area. He had serious burn wounds and was taken to a local hospital where he is being held under police guard.
Phoenix police are investigating a case of Arson and Murder.
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