{"id":233071,"date":"2020-02-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/233071\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/"},"modified":"2020-02-25T19:11:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:11:54","slug":"rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/26\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Home in Rondebult goes up in flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An eight-roomed home in Hogsback Street in Rondebult was destroyed in a blaze on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue teams from Wadeville, Germiston Central and Thokoza fire stations promptly responded with three fire engines to the scene after the call was received at 10.30am.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUpon the arrival of the teams, the house was well alight and the roof had already collapsed,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232637\/two-killed-and-two-injured-in-n17-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two killed and two injured in N17 collision<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230032\/sunday-afternoon-collision-leaves-one-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday afternoon collision leaves one dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirefighters immediately initiated defensive fire suppression because of gas cylinders exploding inside the house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey managed to salvage a 48kg gas cylinder from one of the rooms, which was a definite risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ntladi added that as per information obtained on the scene the fire started in the absence of any occupants in the house and no casualties were recorded on scene.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is still undetermined and is under investigation.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-233071 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/26\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/attachment\/09gcngeneralfire_34778\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_34778-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-233073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_34778-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_34778-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_34778-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_34778.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233073'>\n\t\t\t\tEkurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue teams responded to a house fire in Rondebult last Monday. The eight-roomed house was destroyed in the blaze.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/26\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/attachment\/09gcngeneralfire_24080\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_24080-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-233072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_24080-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_24080-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_24080-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/09GCNGENERALFIRE_24080.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233072'>\n\t\t\t\tEkurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue teams from Wadeville, Germiston Central and Thokoza fire stations responded to the scene of the fire in Rondebult.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/26\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/attachment\/img_9621-custom-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9621-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-233081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9621-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9621-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233081'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse goes up in flames in Rondebult. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/26\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/attachment\/img_9625-custom-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9625-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-233082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9625-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9625-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233082'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse goes up in flames in Rondebult. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/26\/rondebult-home-destroyed-by-fire\/attachment\/img_9626-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9626-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-233083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9626-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/IMG_9626-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233083'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse goes up in flames in Rondebult. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><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>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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