VIDEO: 6 children, 16 adults rescued from burning building in Durban CBD
The building is believed to be the third property in the area to catch alight in under a week.
Six children and 16 adults were lucky to escape unharmed from a burning building in the Durban CBD on Tuesday afternoon.
The building, situated on Joe Slovo and Anton Lembede Street, is believed to be the third property in the area to catch alight in under a week.
ER24 spokesperson, Ineke van Huyssteen, said they were told there was a creche on one of the floors in the building.
“When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene, at approximately 14:30, we found smoke billowing from a multi-storey building. The fire department as well as Metro Police Search and Rescue managed to contain the fire and brought all the patients safely out of the building,“ said Van Huyssteen.
According to Van Huyssteen, no injuries were sustained.
“Patients were treated mostly for smoke inhalation. Only two adults were transported to hospital for further medical care. The rest declined to be transported to a hospital,” said Van Huyssteen.
Van Huyssteen added that the cause of the fire is still unknown at this stage and will be investigated.
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