By Obakeng Maje
Potchefstroom- A 60-year-old woman escaped injury this afternoon after a veld fire trapped her in her home on a farm 30km outside of Potchefstroom, North West Province.

ER24 as well as provincial fire services received the emergency call for assistance and immediately responded to the farm.

“Once on the scene, rescue workers discovered the route blocked by a raging veld fire. Fire services battled for some time to get the blaze under control before the woman could be rescued” Er24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said.

Fortunately the son of the trapped woman was able to reach his mother before she sustained any harm.

A fire fighting helicopter was called in to assist in fighting the blaze.
The cause of the incident is not yet known but local authorities are on scene for further investigations.-TDN
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