Family of woman who died in Midrand complex fire recalls desperation to reach her

JOHANNESBURG - The family of the woman who died in a residential building fire in Midrand has recalled desperately trying to reach her after learning of the blaze.

Onalenna Tsae was killed when a fire broke out at the Broadwalk Urban Village complex on Tuesday evening.

Her body was found by Joburg EMS officials following search operations on Wednesday afternoon.

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An investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire.

Family representative, Mahlohonolo Tsae, said that multiple calls were made to try and locate their sister when they learnt of the deadly blaze.

"I started making calls because I tried calling her - there was no response - I called my brother and informed him there is a fire there and I cannot get hold of this person, the friend cannot get hold of our sister... we made calls until our uncle, who is our father, went there early in the morning to see what was happening."