By Phumlani Saul
AS the flame of their love burned ever lower, the couple started fighting more and more.
The man apparently planned to end the relationship – but before he could, an angry fire ate them both alive!
The two lovers were burned to death in a shack fire in Vastrap squatter area in Port Elizabeth in the early hours of Wednesday.
Neighbours said Mpumzi Mkaliphi (34) always fought with his lover Lulama Magiliwe (27), also of Vastrap, and that he had wanted to end the relationship.
Xolisile Dinga (29) of Vastrap told Daily kasi news: “Their love affair was marred by too much fighting. Mpumzi had suspected that his girlfriend was cheating on him.
“He wanted to end his affair, but Lulama, who worked at a hair salon, said she would never leave him and that she would die where he died.”
The lovers were neighbours as well.
“They hadn’t fought on Tuesday and were drinking beer together.
“At about 12:45am we saw the fire. I went outside to check on my boyfriend’s shack and saw huge flames.
“We tried to extinguish it but we couldn’t save them.
“One died near the door.
“We only managed to save the shack of the girlfriend,” he said.
Cops spokesman Warrant Officer Alwin Labans said: “The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday
morning. The bodies of the couple were found in the rubble. The cause of fire is unknown. Investigation continues.”
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