Inferno destroys west hardware store
Three Fire Engines, one water tank and one command vehicle and a Tshwane ambulance were called out to extinguish the fire after a large section of the hardware store burned down to the ground.
A team of firefighters was on-site on Sunday, to dampen the embers following a devastating fire at a hardware store in the west of Pretoria.
Tshwane emergency service spokesperson Roland Hendricks said a team from Phillip Nel fire station was on site at Sunday lunchtime, dealing with damping down operations, to fight smouldering embers.
Tshwane emergency services and Ambu Link rushed to Cosave Powerbuild & Wholesalers in Alfred Boyes Avenue in Kirkney in the west of Pretoria responded to the fire.
“The fire destroyed the whole sales section and also affected the admin block of the building.”
Three Fire Engines, one water tank and one command vehicle and a Tshwane ambulance were called out to extinguish the fire after a large section of the hardware store burned down to the ground.
“The team from Philip Nel Park fire station was first to arrive and found the building well alight,” Hendricks said.
He said the emergency services were deployed to the call-out around 18:45 on Friday evening.
Hendricks said the sales department containing paint, carpets and other items burned.
Hendricks said while the team got to work extinguishing the fire, further backup was requested from neighbouring stations.
The fire was finally under control around 21.45 last night.
“No injuries to either personnel or public were reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.”
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