AfriForum Springs to the rescue
AfriForum’s district coordinator for the East Rand Dewet Ungerer said they suspect a gas stove that was allegedly connected incorrectly had presumably caused the fire.
AfriForum Springs came to the rescue of a family whose house was burning on the corner of Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue in the CBD last Monday afternoon.
Since they have a water wagon used for fire-fighting purposes, the organisation joined the local fire brigade in putting out the fire.
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The house consisted of five bedrooms, which were individually rented to between five to 10 people.
AfriForum’s district coordinator for the East Rand Dewet Ungerer said they suspect a gas stove that was allegedly connected incorrectly had presumably caused the fire.
Thankfully, nobody was injured in the incident.
Putting out fires is nothing new for the organisation, which also responded to a house fire in Petral Street in Daggafontein last week.
Ungerer said this is the umpteenth time that the neighbourhood watch has helped in emergencies.
Additionally, last Sunday, the AfriForum’s Springs branch started a mass safety and visibility project in the Daggafontein and Struisbult areas.
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During the month, the branch will perform mass visibility operations weekly.
“The idea of the visibility operations is to combat crime in the Springs community,” said Cornel Swart, chairperson of AfriForum’s Springs branch.
The visibility operations will conclude at the end of July when all 162 neighbourhood watches in the country will participate in AfriForum’s national patrol.
“AfriForum’s Springs branch is indeed an example of how a well-oiled machine should function.
“There is never a situation too big or too difficult for this branch,” says Ungerer.
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