Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) promptly responded to Chris Hani Mall at around 9.57pm last Saturday following reports of a business fire.<\/p>\n
Upon their arrival, DEMS members from the Vosloorus Fire Station established a scene property protection attack preventing the blaze from spreading from Roots Butchery into neighbouring shops.<\/p>
According to William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS, the firewalls in between the shops played an important role in preventing the flames from spreading.<\/p>\n
\u201cBackup was received from Wadeville, Zonkizizwe and Alberton fire stations respectively.<\/p>
\u201cAfter the arrival of the backup stations, an offensive attack was initiated and the entire blaze inside the butchery was extinguished.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scene was declared over at about 8am the next morning,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n
No casualties were recorded on scene.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire is undetermined and still under investigation.<\/p>\n
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