Johannesburg - An elderly couple was killed when their apartment at an old age village in Bloemfontein caught fire on Friday morning, paramedics said. 
The fire broke out at the Peter Wessels Old Age Home and left scores of people without any food, clothes or something to keep them warm. Some of them could save their personal belongings, but majority lost everything.
When emergency services arrived at the scene, the free standing apartment was engulfed in flames.
Security guards said the fire started at around 02:30. The cause was not known yet. The couple, both in their 70's, died on the scene.