{"id":144076,"date":"2017-02-10T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144076\/house-fire-contained\/"},"modified":"2017-02-10T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T11:39:08","slug":"house-fire-contained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/02\/10\/house-fire-contained\/","title":{"rendered":"House fire contained"},"content":{"rendered":"

A nine-roomed house in Delville caught fire last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) firefighters responded to the call they received at 2.30am.<\/p>

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\u201cThe Germiston Central Fire Station team swiftly responded to the call and on arrival, part of the house was burning fiercely,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n

\u201cOffensive and direct fire attack was established to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to the rest of the house.<\/p>

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\u201cBack-up from the Boksburg Central Fire Station arrived minutes later.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ntladi also said that only two rooms were burnt, but flames spread to the other rooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo rooms, namely the lounge and one of the four bedrooms burnt down, and the other seven rooms were saved but they suffered smoke damage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe flames were extinguished without further damage extending to the remaining structure.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Ntladi, no fatalities or injuries were recorded on the scene as a result of the fire.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is still unknown and is under investigation.<\/p>\n

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