Amaphoyisa ase-KZN aphenya umlilo osucekele phansi umuzi osemijondolo yaseBlackburn Village ngaseVerulam ngoMsombuluko ebusuku.
Izikhulu ezifike ngokushesha endaweni yesigameko zifice umjondolo owodwa usha ubuhanguhangu zatshelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi kuvaleleke umuntu ngaphakathi.
Yize abomndeni nomakhelwane bezame kanzima ukubhula umlilo, le ndoda itholakale ishonile ngaphakathi kulo mjondolo.
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Okhulumela amaphoyisa ophiko lwe-SAPS eKZN, uPaul Magwaza, uthe uphenyo lusaqhubeka ukuze kutholakale imbangela yomlilo.
“Amaphoyisa aseVerulam avule idokodo kulandela ukutholakala kwesidumbu esishile sendoda eneminyaka engu-26 ubudala eBlackburn Village ngeSonto.
“Kuyaphenywa ngezimo ebezingaholela ekutheni kuphume isidumbu.”
Ilangabi lakamuva uqhamuke ngemuva kweziphakamiso zenhlangano yabahlali basemjondolo i-Abahlali baseMjondolo mayelana nohlelo lokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele emijondolo.
NgoJune, abahlali basemjondolo yakuKennedy Road kudingeke ukuba baphume kule ndawo ngemuva komlilo oshise inqwaba yemjondolo.
AbeZinhlekelele eThekwini bathe umlilo ushise imijondolo engu-40, kwasala dengwane abantu abangu-76.
Ngaleso sikhathi uThapelo Mohapi we-Abahlali baseMjondolo uthe imililo eyingozi isiphenduke inhlekelele ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka kubantu abahlala emijondolo.
“Siphakamisa ukuthi kube namasosha ahamba ngezinyawo aqeqesha umphakathi ngokuthi ubhekana kanjani nezimo ezifana nalezi, ukuze kuthi uma kusha kube khona abantu abakwazi ngempela ukuyisa abantu endaweni ephephile, ukuze abantu bangalahlekelwa izimpahla zabo futhi bangalahlekelwa yizimpilo zabo.
“Sicela nezindawo zokuhlanganela zezinhlekelele. Uma kuqubuka umlilo, abantu kumele baqoqelwe endaweni ephephile.”
