Abahlali bayagxalathelana ukugcina izinto zabo nanjengoko umlilo utshabalalisa amatyotyombe angamashumi amabini
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Abahlali abangamashumi asibhozo bashiyeke bengenamakhaya ngethuba kutsha amatyotyombe angama-20 kumatyotyombe kaZone 8 eWitsand, e-Atlantis, ngeCawa umhla wama-22 kweyoMsintsi.
Okuvuyisayo kukuba, akukho nzakala okanye abantu babhubhileyo kulo mlilo uqhambuke nge-3:30pm.
UZimkhita Meme, 33, umama oneminyaka emithathu, elishumi, kunye neshumi elinesithathu kunye nabantwana bakhe kunye nesithandwa sakhe kwityotyombe elinamagumbi amathathu.
Uthi weva isikhalo sabantwana ababekhwaza besithi kuyatsha amatyotyombe akufuphi nekhaya lakhe ngethuba ehleli nabahlobo bakhe emthunzini, bezama ukubaleka ilanga eligqats’ ubhobhoyi.
Ngoloyiko, wabuyela emva kwityotyombe lakhe, ethatha uhambo olude eyokuthatha oko wayekufumene, iingxowa ezimbini zempahla kunye neengubo ezintathu.
Kodwa ekubuyeni kwakhe, amadangatye ayekhotha iindonga ngokunyoluka, emshiya engakwazi ukusindisa nantoni na. Uthi uphulukene nezinto zakhe ezininzi kulo mlilo ushushu.
“Xa ndizama okwesithathu, andizange ndikwazi ukungena, umlilo wawunamandla kakhulu. Andazi ukuba mandiqale ngaphi ukwakha kwakhona, amagumbi amathathu onke atshile.”
Uthe kufuneka bafumane indawo yokulala kwaye bakhangela izalamane eziza kubancedisa.
Uthi abeeNkonzo zoMlilo noHlangulo eKapa basabela ngokukhawuleza kwikhwelo loncedo, kodwa bajongana nomceli mngeni onzima wokungena kula matyotyombe ngenxa yokungabikho kweendlela zokungena.
Uthi kuthathe ixesha ukolula imibhobho ukufikelela emlilweni, kwaye ukuba bekukho iindlela ezifanelekileyo, bebenokucima umlilo ngokukhawuleza okukhulu.
Besebenzisa amabhakethi, abahlali bebezama ngamandla ukukha amanzi kwiimpompo zoluntu, kodwa ngaphandle koxinzelelo lwamanzi, bade bancama umlo.
Elinye ixhoba lomlilo, uVumile Mdaka, 31, uxelelwe ngabamelwane bakhe kwaye walunyukiswa ukuba aleqise ekhaya xa kuqhambuka uqhushululu.
Uthe xa efika wabona amatyotyombe evutha amadangatye kumgama oziimitha ukusuka kwelakhe.
Wakwazi ukubamba imicrowave yakhe, ifriji, iwardrobe, kunye nempahla ezimbalwa, kodwa wayeshiywe lixesha ukuba angagcina umabonwakude wakhe.
“Ndadendwa ngoNovemba kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kwaye kudala ndikhangela imisebenzi ngaphandle kwethamsanqa. Andazi ukuba ndiza kulakha njani ityotyombe lam. Okwangoku, ndizakuhlala nomntakwethu eDunoon ngelixa ndikhangela indlela yokubuyela ezinyaweni zam,” utshilo uMdaka.
Isithethi sesebe lezomlilo nohlangulo kwisixeko saseKapa uJermaine Carelse uqinisekise isiganeko somlilo esibandakanya amatyotyombe kumatyotyombe aseZone 8 eWitsands, kufutshane nerenki ngeCawe emva kwemini.
“Uqikelelo lwethu lokuqala lubonisa malunga nezakhiwo ezingama-20 ezichatshazelweyo, malunga nabantu abangama-80 abathe bangena kwiindawo zabo,” utshilo uCarelse. Akukho mntu wonzakeleyo uxeliweyo.