A businessman has emerged a hero after he helped evacuate neighbouring residents after a fire broke out at a building materials store on Jan Smuts Avenue in Craighall on Friday night.
Businessman and social media personality, 33-year-old Koshiek Karan, who lives in Craighall Park, had just come back from watching the movie"I heard a window break nearby, and initially thought it may have been an intruder. Within minutes there were loud explosions, trees set alight and a roof collapsing on itself," Karan told News24.
"My first response was to evacuate the pets and kids from the surrounding homes. Many homeowners did the sensible thing of deciding to get as far away from the fire as possible and leave," Karan added. "In the midst of chaos, residents, local firefighters, and volunteers stepped up to combat the flames," he said."I grabbed a fire extinguisher, unrolled the building fire hose and got to work. We managed to contain the fire long enough for first responders to arrive and continued through the night to help douse the flames in various parts of the building.""They deserve more funding, better resources and access to high-quality training.
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