A 36-year-old man, now identified as Morne Dumpies, accused of starting the fire at PaarlProvincialHospital, appeared in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court on Thursday ... It then emerged that Dumpies may be living with a mental health condition.
A fire caused significant damage to parts of PaarlProvincialHospital’s outpatient department on Tuesday morning, forcing the emergency evacuation of the entire facility and disrupting critical health services as recovery efforts continue ... .