Moegamat Erasmus from Kamiesberg Crescent in Tafelsig is appealing for help to find his tenant who disappeared just after his rented Wendy house burned down on Wednesday.
Moegamat says the tenant known as Peter, 70, owes him answers and he finds it highly suspicious that he disappeared at the same time as the fire.
“If the fire was an accident Peter would not have vanished without a trace,” he says.
“He knows the Wendy is gone, he wasn’t far from here when it went up in flames but he did not bother coming back and that raises a lot of suspicions.
“I need to find him.”
He says Peter lived alone in the 6x9m backyard structure for the past five years and they never had any problems.
“He lost his belongings and I lost my structure. I am sure we can work something out.”
If you know Peter's whereabouts, please call Moegamat at 063 014 2841.
Fire and Rescue Services spokesman Jermaine Carelse says they received the call for help at 5.14pm.
“Fire crews from Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and Ottery were on scene,” he says.
“Upon arrival it was found that the informal structure was situated at the rear of the formal dwelling.
“The fire was extinguished at 6.16pm and no injuries were reported with a single structure and the contents therein completely destroyed.”
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