Saturday afternoon was busy for Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department as it had to deal with two fires.
A fire at a scrapyard in Pretoria led to more than a dozen cars being destroyed on Saturday afternoon.
The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department said the fire broke out at an outbuilding in Malie Street, Booysens, at around 3pm.“The immediately dispatched a grassfire unit and a rapid intervention unit from Philip Nel Park Fire Station to the scene. Multiple additional firefighting resources from various stations including Atteridgeville, Bosman, Innesdale, Heuweloord and Centurion fire stations were dispatched to the scene as backup,” it said.
Tshwane EMS spokesperson Charles Mabaso said firefighters arrived to find foam mattresses and two steel containers on fire outside the factory. Firefighters had to douse flames on parts of the factory as well.News
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