After a fire broke out at a Wadeville recycling company on Tuesday night, many suburbs were plunged into darkness.<\/p>\n
The fire spread through dozens of cardboard bales stored on the Commercial Road company\u2019s premises, in a servitude under Eskom’s overhead power lines, and burnt and damaged the lines.<\/p>
As a precaution Eskom made the decision to switch off the power, leaving Wadeville, Albemarle, Dinwiddie, Dewittsrus, Norton Small Farms, Union, Elsiehof and parts of Lambton, Klippoortjie, Roodekop and Leondale without power.<\/p>\n
Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) and Eskom technicians worked hard throughout the night in an attempt to restore power, however, they were unsuccessful,<\/p>
“The material stored at the company spontaneous ignited when exposed to oxygen while being moved,” explained\u00a0said Ward 39 councillor Alta de Beer.<\/p>\n
“This has slowed down the restoration process, and the wind is not helping.<\/p>\n
“DEMS and Eskom technicians are still on scene and everything is being done to restore power supply.”<\/p>\n
De Beer further stated she would be on scene for a meeting and would provide more information as it became available.<\/p>\n
More updates will be released as they become available.<\/p>\n
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