{"id":106095,"date":"2015-11-26T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/106095\/metro-finally-responds-to-query\/"},"modified":"2015-11-27T08:33:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T06:33:49","slug":"metro-finally-responds-to-query","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/26\/metro-finally-responds-to-query\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro finally responds to query"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a fire in Lambton (GCN, October 2)<\/a>, in which a couple\u2019s home was destroyed, residents of Eighth Avenue inquired why the fire hydrants along this street were faulty.<\/p>\n

Matthew Baxter contacted the GCN in an attempt to get the answers he isn\u2019t getting from the Ekurhuleni Metro, despite numerous calls.<\/p>

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\u201cI logged a call with the metro\u2019s call taking centre on Monday, September 28<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told the hydrant would be repaired within the next 48 hours,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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Baxter claims the metro, however, did not deliver on this promise and the fire hydrant had still not been repaired when he went to check on Friday, October 2.<\/p>\n

Baxter believes there should be a maintenance plan in place to ensure that fire hydrants throughout the city are functioning properly.<\/p>\n

The GCN sent a query to the metro to find out who is responsible for these hydrants and what type of maintenance plan is in place to ensure that all fire hydrants are operational.<\/p>\n

After months of waiting, the metro\u2019s spokesman, Themba Gadebe, responded to the GCN\u2019s query.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fire hydrant has been repaired,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTesting and preventative maintenance is the responsibility of the Emergency Services Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Water and Sanitation Department will perform essential maintenance and repairs,\u201d<\/p>\n

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