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Three people, including a child, were killed in a fire that engulfed their home in Kwadwesi in Gqeberha during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg says a woman was woken up by the sounds of her aunt screaming for help shortly after midnight.
She then noticed smoke coming from the room.
Captain Janse Van Rensburg says the woman and three other occupants ran outside and called for help.
She says the neighbors tried to extinguish the flames but were unsuccessful.
The three victims, a man and a woman, both aged 52, and a 12-year-old boy died at the scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown and police have opened an inquest docket.
