Sprinkler system contains fire in CBD flat
The water pipes connected to the building were activated and contained the blaze.
EKURHULENI Emergency Services (EMS) spokesman William Ntladi said the fire at a flat in Oak Street could have been caused by an electrical short circuit. The fire ravaged the flat on Monday morning.
“The cause of the fire is still unknown but preliminary investigations suggest this. A thorough investigation is still underway,” said Ntladi.
Ntladi said no one was home or inside the flat when emergency services received a call at around 9:30am reporting the fire.
“The main bedroom burnt down completely and no fatalities or injuries were reported,” explained Ntladi.
He pointed out that the sprinkler system in the building contained the blaze and that firefighters from the Kempton Park fire department extinguished the fire.
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