He had been living on Essendale farm for three years and in a matter of hours his home was no more.
“Ja‚ it’s a bit of thing‚ but we will rebuild‚” said Rademeyer who struggled to express himself.
[pullquote]”Ja‚ it’s a bit of thing‚ but we will rebuild‚” said Rademeyer who struggled to express himself.[/pullquote]
It will take time. Neighbourhoods have turned into horror scenes from the pages of a post-apocalyptic novel.
Telephone lines have been cut‚ there are power outages‚ cell phone signals are patchy. People’s faces tell a story of a hard night wrestling a fire that they might have underestimated or did not see coming. It sent families fleeing into the night to seek refuge at churches and yacht clubs.
Shane and Lesly-Ann Leech and their 12-year-old now call the angling club home. Lesly-Ann and her daughter were at home on Wednesday when a small fire threatened their home. Within a matter of minutes they managed to escape but not without the torture of watching it burn to the ground.
Petru Saal – Tiso Black Star Group / TimesLIVE
