Fire destroys a building in Germiston CBD
The cause of the fire is undetermined and still a subject of investigation.
Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) firefighters responded to a structural fire in the Germiston CBD on January 26.
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The fire department received a call via the call centre informing them of the blaze on the corner of President and Simmer streets after 13:00.
Firefighters from Germiston Central Fire Station responded to the scene.
The media liaison officer for DEMS, William Ntladi, said that when the crews responded they found a block of flats engulfed by flames.
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“Fire was spreading toward the entire building and threatening nearby structures. More backup was called for from other fire stations in terms of the availability of resources,” said Ntladi.
“Backup fire stations were Boksburg Central, Wadeville, Primrose, Hlahatsi, Alberton, Vosloorus and Leon Ferreira. Eight fire engines augmented by 29 firefighters battled the blaze till about 18:00,” he said.
“Water had to be shuttled to enhance smooth fire suppression operations. Eleven rooms were engulfed and destroyed by flames, while 30 were saved from the fire, including Auto Spares Shop,” said Ntladi, adding that there were no casualties.
“The cause of the fire is undetermined and the subject of ongoing investigations.”
