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SABC News reports that a firefighter was seriously injured while responding to a massive fire that broke out at the Phelindaba Brewery in Pretoria West on Saturday afternoon.
City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services firefighters battled to contain the blaze, which spread to a decanting area and the canteen. Additional firefighting resources were dispatched to the scene due to the complexity of dealing with the situation. City of Tshwane’s acting spokesperson Lindsay Mnguni said: “There were some hazardous materials such as liquid sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) in 20 litre plastic cans that were affected by the fire, causing a minor chemical spillage.” The blaze was eventually put out by the firefighters with one of them left seriously injured during the operation. Mnguni said the cause of the fire was still unknown and an investigation was under way.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Hasina Gori at SABC News
- Read too, Fire ravages Pretoria West brewery, firefighter injured, at IOL News
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