Anger as fire at substation plunges city into darkness for days

VEREENIGING. – Several suburbs in the city are left without power after a fire occurred at the Duncanville Substation on Tuesday 18 August 2020. According to a statement by the Emfuleni Local Municipality areas that are affected include Vereeniging Ext.1, Steelpark, Homer, Roods Garden, Arcon Park, Waldrift, Springcoll, Duncanville, Unitaspark, Redan, the area around Kopanong …

August 20, 2020

Christiaan Cloete Less than a minute

Damaged panels at the substation in Duncanville. The damage was caused by a fire at the substation. Photo: Cllr. Elize Aucamp/Facebook

VEREENIGING. – Several suburbs in the city are left without power after a fire occurred at the Duncanville Substation on Tuesday 18 August 2020.

According to a statement by the Emfuleni Local Municipality areas that are affected include Vereeniging Ext.1, Steelpark, Homer, Roods Garden, Arcon Park, Waldrift, Springcoll, Duncanville, Unitaspark, Redan, the area around Kopanong Hospital and Tshepiso.

At the time of going to press power was expected to be restored in phases from Friday 21 August 2020.

The scorched exterior of the substation at Duncanville following the fire. Photo: Emfuleni Local Muncipality/Facebook

The old Reyrold oil breaker is said to have failed to interrupt the fault, instead causing a fire in the substation building. Photo: Facebook/Emfuleni Local Municipality

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August 20, 2020

Christiaan Cloete Less than a minute

Anger as fire at substation plunges city into darkness for days

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