{"id":210888,"date":"2019-07-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/210888\/police-investigate-katlehong-primary-school-fire\/"},"modified":"2019-07-09T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T07:51:14","slug":"police-investigate-katlehong-primary-school-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/09\/police-investigate-katlehong-primary-school-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate Katlehong Primary School fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two classrooms were torched at Katlehong Primary School in Katlehong South last Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEkurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) firefighters received the call at 6.52am from a local ambulance crew who had seen the fire while responding to another call,\u201d explained William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205399\/train-fire-swiftly-dealt-dinwiddie-no-injuries-reported\/\" target=\"_blank\">Train fire swiftly dealt with in Dinwiddie, no injuries reported<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cA fleet of four fire engines from the Zonkizizwe and Palm Ridge fire stations swiftly responded to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn arrival, part of the roof had already collapsed and flames were spreading to the entire building.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The teams were able to extinguish the blaze and no casualties were recorded on scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cause of the fire is undetermined and still the subject of investigation,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n<p>Katlehong SAPS communications officer Capt Mega Ndobe confirmed that police were investigating the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205412\/serious-fire-prevention-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are you serious about fire prevention in your home?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cA case of arson has been opened and no arrests have been made,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the fire had been set by protesters in the area, Ndobe said: \u201cI cannot confirm these reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cause of the fire is still under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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