Mark and his wife Setho, who were injured in a fire in their rental home, believed to have been caused by a chimney explosion.

A Cape Town family is reeling from a devastating fire that engulfed their rental home this week, resulting in severe burns for their eight-year-old son and critical injuries for his father, who is now hospitalised.

The blaze, thought to have been caused by a chimney explosion, consumed their home in mere minutes, leaving the family with nothing but heartbreak and nowhere to go.

My family needs help. 💔 During the storm, my uncle Mark, his wife Setho, and their 8-year-old son Keglu were caught in a devastating chimney explosion while trying to keep warm. My uncle is fighting for his life with severe burns, little Keglu has extensive burns to his face and legs, and they lost absolutely everything in the fire. Please, if you can donate or even just share this link, it would mean the world to us right now. 🤍 https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/help-mark-setho-keglu-after-house-fire

Eight-year-old Keglu sustained severe burns to his face and legs and is being treated at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, which this year marks 70 years of providing specialist paediatric care for children in South Africa.