Germiston Fire Station responded to a call of a burning house early on Monday at 8.10am.<\/p>\n
A seven-room house situated on the corner of Victoria and Linton Jones streets was well alight when the firefighters arrived.<\/p>
\u201cUpon arrival, the crews initiated an active offensive firefighting operation, the flames were knocked down and hot spots were cooled off speedily,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>\n
After the completion of an on-the-scene assessment, it was found only one room had burnt down completely and the others had sustained smoke and water damage.<\/p>
ALSO READ: New beginning for Germiston Fire Station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n No casualties were recorded on scene due to the blaze.<\/p>\n It is alleged the occupants of the house are not the rightful owners of the property.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was found that unprofessional electrical cables were lying around on scene.<\/p>\n \u201cPreliminary scene investigations show the illegal cable connections might have sparked the blaze.<\/p>\n \u201cFurthermore, outside the main building, 15 shacks were built and all were connected to the power supply from the main house,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0Butchery goes up in flames, cause of fire unknown<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \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