Man dies in Breda St fire

A view of the burned out cottage taken from atop the building next door (Photo by Aubrey Crawford)

A man perished in a mid-morning fire that ravaged the old cottage he shared with his mentally challenged wife and a blind beggar at the back of a yard at Lot 79 Breda Street, Werk-en-Rust.

Another small wooden cottage was severely damaged and two neighbouring buildings were scorched.

The dead man, known as Pepe Brummell, was said to be