Eight people from the same family died when their shack burned down near Cofimvaba early on Monday morning, said Eastern Cape police.
Captain Zamikhaya Qinisile said four adults and four children died in the blaze just after midnight at Nququ Forest near Cofimvaba in the Queenstown area.
Qinisile said they were sleeping in the shack and had made a fire to warm themselves. The shack caught fire and, although neighbours tried to help douse the flames, the family died.
Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide. - Sapa
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