Firefighters managed to contain the fire before more buses were destroyed.
Three Greyhound buses have been destroyed by a fire in Boksburg near OR Tambo International Airport, east of Johannesburg.
City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) spokesperson William Ntladi said they received a distress call about buses engulfed in a fire in Jet Park on Sunday.
“Three stations from Boksburg, Leon Ferreira, Albertina and Primrose were dispatched respectively to the fire scene. Upon arrival, they found three buses and one trailer up in flames and defensively attacked the fire.”
Bus fire
Ntladi said the firefighters managed to contain the fire before more buses were destroyed.
“The fire was well contained and put to rest by our fire crews, in conjunction with Acsa (Airports Company of South Africa) fire rescue; their rescue and water tanker were on site. Two buses managed to escape the fire and were driven to a safer area.”
Ntladi added that the cause of the fire is being investigated.
“No injuries were reported during and after the operation, and the cause of the fire is still unknown and remains the subject of investigation by our fire safety officials.”
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Germiston Home Affairs fire
Last week, protestors set the Home Affairs building alight in Germiston, Ekurhuleni.
The protest was linked to evictions, as some individuals were occupying flats at Pharoe Park without paying rent.
Ntladi said they received the call at about 8am on Tuesday morning.
“Home Affairs’ building is well alight. This is a two-storey building currently. The top section is the one that is well alight, the bottom one, we are still battling to break in and go and see what is happening,” confirmed Ntladi at the time.
Four people were arrested for setting the home affairs building alight.
Services
Meanwhile, Home Affairs clients needing to access services in Germiston will be redirected to neighbouring offices.
Alternatively, mobile units and a temporary car park office will be able to assist distressed customers.
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