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Photos & Video: Fire Brigade in hot water over Dros fire

The Middelburg Fire Brigade denied that they took more than half an hour to get to the Dros restaurant after it caught fire on Saturday. 

Bystanders said it took the Fire Brigade 40 minutes to reach the scene from when they were called.

The Steve Tshwete Municipality denied the allegations, responding that the first vehicle were on the scene nine minutes after they received the call.

 

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Read more about the fire in the Tuesday edition of the Middelburg Observer. Follow-up articles will also appear in the Friday edition.

Read previous story here: BREAKING: Dros restaurant up in flames

https://www.citizen.co.za/middelburg-observer/?p=75781

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Daleen Naude

Daleen Naudé is the news editor of the Middelburg Observer, Observer Daller and the Observer Express. In 2024, she was named FCJ Journalist of the Year for the second time, and has won numerous other accolades during her illustrious 36-year career. As an industry leader in investigative reporting, Daleen has uncovered various hidden truths in her time at the Observer.
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