POLOKWANE – The Municipality says it is awaiting a formal preliminary report from disaster management and fire services as to what could have caused the blaze at the Gome store between NJ Market and the SABC on the corner of Hospital and Hans van Rensburg Street.
Read more: [WATCH] Building in Polokwane CBD up in flames
A video, supplied to Review by the Polokwane Municipality shows complete destruction inside with most of the goods burnt to a crisp. The roof of the building also collapsed in some places.
A fire broke out on Thursday night, causing road closures around the building to allow firefighters to attend to the blaze.
Municipal Spokesperson, Thipa Selala says the fire department are still on scene to make sure that the fire is extinguished completely.
Read the full story in next week’s Review.
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Raeesa Sempe
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
