Community rallies behind destitute family after a fire gutted their home
By Zainul Dawood
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DURBAN - RESIDENTS and businesses in Merebank, south of Durban, have rallied together to assist a family get back on their feet, after a fire destroyed their home.
Two puppies also died, when the fire swept through the two-bedroom home, on Sialkot Crescent.
Two adults and two children, aged seven and 10, lived in the house. The adults are unemployed. On Wednesday , the Forum of Businesses in Merebank, co-ordinated by Mario Anthony Joseph, cleared rubble and the burnt ruins of the interior of the home.
Merebank Residents Association (MRA) spokesperson Raven Naidoo said building materials were being sourced for the home to be rebuilt.