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SABC News reports that the Msunduzi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed multiple buildings in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.
The fire started at a shoe factory on Manchester Road and spread to nearby buildings. The extent of the damage is still being assessed. Emergency services spokesperson Nontobeko Mkhize indicated: “The municipality immediately dispatched a team of firefighters to respond to a fire that broke out in one of the businesses in Manchester. Upon arrival, the building was already ablaze and due to the magnitude of the fire, additional resources had to be deployed from the uMgungundlovu fire department. Our team worked tirelessly until they successfully extinguished the fire. There were no casualties reported and various businesses were affected. The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage and the investigation is underway.”
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