News24 reports that a guard at an empty building next to Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort died after inhaling fumes from a brazier that was keeping him and a colleague warm during the nightshift.  

The 43-year-old man was guarding the Department of Public Works building with his 28-year-old colleague in the early hours of Sunday.  They had been sitting around the portable metal container, also known as an imbaula, which was filled with coals and a small fire to ward off the winter cold.  A person from a building next door along Allen's Nek noticed that something was wrong with the men and called for help.  The guard had already died inside the building.  His colleague was taken to the Flora Clinic nearby for medical attention.  Honeydew police have opened an inquest into the death.

• A short report by Jenni Evans is at News24

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