{"id":82550,"date":"2018-07-03T07:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T05:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=82550"},"modified":"2018-07-03T14:03:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T12:03:16","slug":"photos-video-fire-destroys-little-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/03\/photos-video-fire-destroys-little-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS and VIDEO: Fire destroys Little Elephant in Middelburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(Scroll down to watch videos)<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82556\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82556\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0495-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0495-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0495-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firemen try to stop the fire from spreading.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shocked onlookers watched as the Fire Department tried to stop the fire from spreading from the one thatched roof to the other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82565\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82565\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0481-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0481-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0481-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firemen carry out valuables to save it from the fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82504\/two-sisters-died-blaze-gutted-orphanage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two sisters died in a blaze which gutted orphanage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82567\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82567\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0490-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0490-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0490-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flames engulfed the buildings at Little Elephant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fire fighters attempted to salvage what they could by carrying it out of the burning buildings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82566\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82566\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0486-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0486-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0486-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost all the buildings were destroyed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.za\/Attraction_Review-g1165248-d2632435-Reviews-Little_Elephant_Market-Middelburg_Mpumalanga.html\" target=\"_blank\">Little Elephant<\/a>, a community project for entrepreneurs, is situated next to Midway Hotel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82563\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82563\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand13-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand13-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand13-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shocked onlookers look at their destroyed shops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82562\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand11-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand11-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand11-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82561\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand9-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand9-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand9-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82559\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82558\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand1-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand1-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82557\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0500-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0500-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/IMG_0500-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82560\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82560\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand3-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand3-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/07\/Brand3-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fire destroyed Little Elephant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch videos here:<\/p>\n<div 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