A family of four died when their house caught fire on Tuesday in Khayelitsha, Western Cape police said.
Spokesperson Constable Siphokazi Mawisa said the house at Hempe Street in Makhaza, Khayelitsha burnt down at midnight.
She said a 25-year-old woman had an argument with her boyfriend on Monday and the boyfriend threatened her.
"He was later seen with petrol and it is believed that he started the fire at the door".
She said a woman aged 25, two girls aged eight and 12 as well as a 17-year-old boy died in the fire.
Their names would be released later once their next of kin had been informed, Mawisa said.
A case of arson had been opened. - Sapa
Spokesperson Constable Siphokazi Mawisa said the house at Hempe Street in Makhaza, Khayelitsha burnt down at midnight.
She said a 25-year-old woman had an argument with her boyfriend on Monday and the boyfriend threatened her.
"He was later seen with petrol and it is believed that he started the fire at the door".
She said a woman aged 25, two girls aged eight and 12 as well as a 17-year-old boy died in the fire.
Their names would be released later once their next of kin had been informed, Mawisa said.
A case of arson had been opened. - Sapa
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