Tommy Stoltz (31), who drove past the sewage pipe says, “The water was disgusting and the smell was horrendous.”
Another resident, Louise van der Ryst (44), was concerned about the quantity of water that was streaming down the road and felt that the Ekurhuleni Metro should have assisted sooner.
Danie Marx (54), the operations manager at Morgan Abattoir, insists that the blocked sewage pipe was not caused by the abattoir.
“We as the abattoir immediately get the blame if there is a sewage block and the blocked pipe last week was not a fault of ours.”
Danie adds that he did make the metro aware of the problem and requested urgent assistance in order to rectify the problem.
“The abattoir is not the only building linked to that particular pipe,” adds Danie.
Johannes Oosthuizen (18) was walking by and had to cover his face to block the smell that surrounded the area.
“This smell is horrendous and nauseating,” he says.
Danie took pictures of the water streaming from the pipe and insists that there was no blood in the water to link the abattoir to the blockage.
“We have inspectors who regularly come through unannounced and an inspector was at the abattoir last week and there were no problems on our side,” says Danie.
The metro has since fixed the blocked sewage pipe but offered no explanation to the Addie as to what caused the blockage.
