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Six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa .
Authorities suspect that Sunday 's fire may have been started by poachers trying to trap animals to kill.
Three firefighters died at the scene of the fire near the town of Boston , around 130 kilometers ( 80 miles ) inland from Durban .
Wildfires have burned in other parts of the province for the last week due to heat and the wind.
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