Daily News reports that a fire ripped through a storage facility near the Pinetown mini-bus taxi rank on Anderson Road and Hill Street just after 2am on Wednesday.
The cause is still being investigated. There have been no reports of injury or fatalities. Security spokesperson Andreas Mathios said their control room was inundated with telephone calls from residents reporting loud explosions coming from the Pinetown Central Business District, which could have come from flammable liquids stored in the vicinity. He went on to indicate: "There were strong wind conditions that the fire department had to deal with to fight the blaze. Some locals that lived around the minibus taxi ranks had to be evacuated. The quick response from the fire department led to the fire being contained. Commuters were badly affected on Wednesday morning.
- Read the full original of Zainul Dawood’s report on the above story and watch a video clip at Daily News
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page