Man burns to death in Booysen Park shack fire tragedy
Deceased’s mother was next on list to receive an RDP house at new development under construction across the road
A sombre atmosphere hung over the community of Jagvlakte, on the outskirts of Booysen Park, as neighbours and building contractors cleared the burnt remnants of a shack fire that killed a 52-year-old man.
By the time neighbours noticed the fire raging inside the small metal structure it was too late, and Hendrik Swartz had already been engulfed by the blaze...
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