Ekurhuleni firefighters were up to the task at hand after a multi-storey building caught fire at the corner of Park Road and Garden Street in the Germiston CBD, last Friday.<\/p>\n
The same day saw the world celebrating International Firefighters Day in honour of firefighters across the globe who had lost their lives while on duty.<\/p>
\u201cMembers of the public drove to Germiston Central Fire Station to report the building which was well alight.<\/p>\n
\u201cUpon arrival on the scene, the middle storey of the three levels was well alight and flames were protruding through the windows and spreading to the upper level,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>
The crews who arrived first promptly initiated a defensive flame knockdown strategy while awaiting backup from neighbouring fire stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cRapid intervention prevented the entire building from the harrow of the blaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs per information received on the scene, an electric double plate stove was left unguarded while someone was cooking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire floor caught alight because of wooden material used for partitioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cA total of 22 rooms burnt to ashes fuelled by a number of LPG cylinders which exploded during the active firefighting operations,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Woman perishes in Denlee flat fire<\/a><\/p>\n Another fire engine attacked by mob<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n No casualties or fatalities were recorded in the blaze and the scene was handed over to the police for further investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cDEMS encourages members of the public to memorise local emergency numbers to have effective service delivery during life-threatening emergencies.<\/p>\n \u201cA challenge encountered on scene was members of the public who attempted to loot the shops on the ground floor while the fire was blazing and that interfered with our smooth operations so law enforcement had to be called for safety purposes,\u201d Ntladi said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n