Elderly man dies in fire

CAPE TOWN - The police are investigating the death of a man after a fire at a Cape Town social housing complex for the elderly. According to social housing NPO Communicare, which owns Creswell House in Newlands, a fire broke out in one of its apartments on Sunday morning. The complex has 55 apartments. Communicare said the manager of the 45-year-old complex called the fire department, which extinguished the fire. “Regrettably, an 85-year-old tenant, who was found unconscious in the apartment was pronounced deceased, as attempts to resuscitate him failed,” said COO Makhosi Kubheka.