JOHANNESBURG - Six people have died in a fire at the Marikana Informal Settlement in Ekurhuleni.
The blaze destroyed a home housing seven family members - trapping them inside as they were sleeping.
A 7-year-old girl escaped with critical burn wounds.
Emergency services arrived at the scene just after 3am this morning to find the four-roomed shack engulfed by flames.
Six family members were declared dead on the scene.
It's not known what caused the fire.