IOL reports that a fire that broke out at the SA Army College Centre for Conflict Simulation building situated in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria, was brought under control by army and municipal fire rescue services on Tuesday.

SANDF spokesperson Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa said the fire broke out around 11am on Tuesday morning. “The fire was brought under control by the Tshwane Fire Brigade in conjunction with the SA Air Force Fire Brigade. The extent of the damage and the costs thereto will be assessed by the Fire Brigade chief during an already launched investigation into the causes of the fire, including establishing the events that led to the fire,” Mahapa indicated. The fire apparently broke out at a storage facility in the building. Meanwhile, Tshwane emergency medical services said no one was injured and the rescue services had been able to contain the inferno and protect a nearby building.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard at IOL

Read too, SANDF confirms SA Army College building in Tshwane damaged by fire, at The Citizen

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