This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
SowetanLIVE reports that a fire ripped through a chemical business in Benoni on the East Rand on Thursday, causing explosions and some walls to collapse.
Ekurhuleni emergency services spokesperson William Ntladi advised that the blaze started at 9.45am. Ten fire engines and 37 firefighters responded. “On arrival it was well alight. The fire was mainly in the storage and manufacturing plant of the chemicals. The factory deals mainly with alcohol-based materials and spirits, benzine and other products such as aerosols,” Ntladi reported. The fire spread to finished products and the distribution plant. “There were some explosions that took place as a result of the 210 drums that were inside the storage tanks. The walls of the structure collapsed and the roofing materials also collapsed and caved in,” Ntladi noted. The fire has since been extinguished and no casualties were reported.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos and watch a video clip at SowetanLIVE
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page