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Fagre Davids, who was hospitalised with burn wounds after the infant was rescued, speaks about family's ordeal during Heideveld inferno, suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault

City of Cape Town Water and Sanitation Pinelands sewer depot save two-month old baby from a house fire. She was covered in smoke.

A Cape Town water and sanitation team are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a baby trapped in a burning house, evacuating the family and dousing the blaze with equipment normally used to fix sewers.

Last week, eight members from the Pinelands sewer depot, attached to the City of Cape Towns Water and Sanitation Department rescued six people, including a baby, from a house fire in Heideveld.