A fire has consumed a building in the Stikland industrial area in Bellville. ER24 paramedics received a call to attend the structural fire at approximately 19:00 yesterday evening.
When they arrived at the scene flames from the building were shooting into the sky as high as 20 feet. Fortunately nobody was in the building when the fire broke out. The building was used in the manufacturing of wood products. This obviously served as a perfect fuel for the fire as flames quickly spread throughout the building consuming everything in its path.
Local fire and rescue services had their hands full battling the blaze as the storeroom was densely packed with the wooden goods. ER24 paramedics stood by at the scene to provide medical assistance to the fire fighters should the need arise. Fortunately the fire was extinguished without anybody sustaining any injuries.
[Photos by Severn Swiegelaar & Kim Riley]