Four children and a man were found dead in two cases of carbon monoxide poisoning on Thursday, Johannesburg emergency services said.
A 2-month old girl, a 4-year-old boy and another girl, 12, were found dead in Appolonia Street, Troyeville, around 08:30, spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said.
The family of five are believed to have lit a small "imbawula" fire inside their house and inhaled the toxic fumes. An imbawula is a makeshift coal stove made out of a large tin with holes in the side; it is designed to burn for a long time. The children's mother and a 6-year-old boy were taken to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in a critical condition.
In a separate incident, a man, 26, and a 16-year-old boy were found dead in a shack in Diepsloot Extension Two around 09:30, Mulaudzi said.
They had also used an imbawula in their home and died from inhaling carbon monoxide. Neighbours called the fire department in both instances.
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