{"id":165373,"date":"2017-11-06T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/165373\/recycling-factory-goes-up-in-flames\/"},"modified":"2017-11-06T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T13:07:37","slug":"recycling-factory-goes-up-in-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/06\/recycling-factory-goes-up-in-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling factory goes up in flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A plastic recycling company in Knights Street, Knights went up in flames in the early hours of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Mafunda, media liaison officer for Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS), told the GCN that the recycling factory, as well as a separate building housing six offices, burnt down.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Video by: Gerard Folkerts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fire 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnjkCnq7cyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA four-ton truck was also destroyed in the fire as it was inside the factory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mafunda said emergency services received the call at 3.03am and teams from Primrose, Edenvale, Bedfordview and Leon Ferreira (in Boksburg) fire stations responded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"fire 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z_8hP1JYVJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn total there were seven vehicles on scene to deal with the blaze,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy 5.05am the fire was extinguished and damping down began.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mufunda added that the cause of the fire is not yet known and investigations will be conducted to establish the cause.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/160333\/fire-engulfs-50-shacks-in-marathon-informal-settlement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fire engulfs 50 shacks in Marathon informal settlement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162636\/firefighters-battle-shooting-range-blaze-for-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\">Firefighters battle shooting range blaze for hours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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