Sunday Tribune reports that Transnet has accepted it was its responsibility to ensure that fire hydrants were serviced at a Durban warehouse which it had leased out where a major fire broke out last week.  

Transnet Property CE Thabo Lebelo indicated that what happened in the warehouse and the condition of the fire suppression system would be a part of the investigation.  He said he was not in a position to speculate as to the condition of the system, “but as the owner of the shed, the responsibility of making sure that it works rests with us.”  The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance hosted a series of meetings to address community concerns and issues surrounding health impacts, damage to property, and an emergency plan for south Durban.  Residents called for a full and independent investigation into the cause of the fire and for accountability from the eThekwini Municipality and Transnet.  They commended firefighters for extinguishing the blaze that raged for three days.

• Read this report by Siboniso Mngadi in full at Sunday Tribune

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