News24 reports that five buses were torched at bus company Putco's Nancefield depot in Johannesburg on Sunday night. Putco spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said the buses, belonging to contractors, were set alight by a group of people.
"Our security team reported identifying a number of people at the Nancefield depot. It's reported that those people shot at the security before fleeing the scene and leaving the buses burning," Xulu indicated. He said staff and security guards "bravely" moved some buses to safety, which minimised the damage. Firefighters from the City of Johannesburg Emergency Services tended to the blaze and put out the fires. The attack on security personnel at the depot and the cause of the fire were under investigation, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Xolani Fihla advised.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain & Yeshiel Panchia at News24
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