A five-year-old boy lost his life in a fire that gutted an apartment building in Parow on Monday, Cape {town} Etc reports. The fire reportedly broke out on the corner of Tallent and Voortrekker in Glenlily, Parow.
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Although the cause of the fire has not been confirmed, the Tygerburger reports that it might have been due to a stove.
The building, located opposite the Parow city hall and municipal offices also houses an academy and shop on the ground floor, as well as the Parow Centre Tallent Park.
According to Shakir Smith, chair of the Parow Community Policing Forum, fire and rescue services and ambulances arrived on the scene around 6pm.
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