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Eastdene Shopping Centre on fire

The Eastdene Shopping Centre is on fire, with several stores suffering heavy damage at the hands of the massive blaze.

Having begun in the early hours of this morning, the fire seemed to originate from Saverite Supermarket, before escalating to the neighbouring shops.

The Steve Tshwete Fire Department is at the scene controlling the spread of the fire.

You can find video footage below:

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Video footage of the Eastdene Shopping Centre fire #firefighters #firefighter #fire #eastdene #middelburg

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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