Watch: Yet another fire in the Johannesburg CBD
Johannesburg emergency services personnel have responded to another fire at a state-owned building, this time at SARS.
The SARS building on the corner of Frederick and Rissik streets in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, is the latest building in the CBD to catch fire.
The cause of the blaze, which started at 14:30 today, is not yet known, but it is thought to be related to the building’s generator.
SARS in Johannesburg CBD is on fire. pic.twitter.com/7auSLl0IX0
— k9_reaper (@k9_reaper) September 20, 2023
The building was evacuated and the fire contained. No injuries have been reported.
This is the latest fire to have plagued the Johannesburg CBD. On August 31, a fire broke out in the early morning hours at the corner of Albert and Delvers streets. The fire claimed more than 70 lives.
The SARS building in RISSIK Street Johannesburg is engulfed in flames. The fire is raging from the bottom level up with firefighters still on the scene pic.twitter.com/TJA9M5kfyh
— Shazi (@NkosinathiShazi) September 20, 2023
On Saturday, a fire broke out at the Metro Centre in the CBD. The fire resulted in the evacuation of the building due to the unstable nature of the transformers.
Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, the speaker of council and the city manager’s office have all been temporarily relocated out of the Metro Centre while the complete revamp of the building occurs.
Update: Two fire engines are on scene of a building fire in the Joburg CBD. The fire has been contained to the basement level, which is used for storage. The building has been evacuated, and no injuries reported at this time pic.twitter.com/KnQtZQb6dE
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) September 20, 2023
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