According to the South African National Defence Union (Sandu) four men and one woman lost their lives while several other SANDF members were injured after being caught in a veld fire at their combat training centre in Lohatla, Northern Cape on Friday.
The SA National Defence Union had earlier said five soldiers were killed, but the SA army has clarified that the death toll from the Friday fire that swept through a combat training centre at Lohatla stands at six.
Fatalities and injuries have been reported in a veld fire that spread to a military base in the Northern Cape on Friday, the department of co-operative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs said.