[Montana 12 October 2011 08:00]
A fire allegedly started in the storage area of a supermarket in Doctor Swanepoel Street in Montana this morning.
ER24 paramedics were called to the store as there had been three people who were suspected to have sustained smoke inhalation injuries. Luckily, there had only been a few employees in the area at the time, and the store was not yet open for patrons.
The three employees, an 18 year old and two others in their 30’s, had suffered only minor to moderate smoke inhalation injuries and were treated accordingly before being taken to the Montana Hospital a short distance away.
No one else was injured in the incident, and it not understood at this stage what actually caused the alleged fire, and as to the exact extent of damage to the building.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24
UPDATE on Montana Supermarket fire:
After the initial 3 patients who were treated and transported to hospital, a further 39 people working at the supermarket started to complain of difficulty breathing after possible smoke inhalation from the fire.
The patients were all assessed, treated accordingly on scene and taken to hospitals in the surrounding area for further treatment by the various ambulances who were called to the scene.
The damage to the building is at this stage still unknown.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24