Witpoortjie, Johannesburg West Rand 1 October
At around 11:00 this morning, a call was received by emergency services that a block of flats was on fire in Generaal Pienaar Str. in Witpoortjie, West of Johannesburg.
ER24 Paramedics arrived on scene to find that the fire department had managed to extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading through the rest of the building and to other flats.
There was a concern that someone might have been inside the flat at the time of the fire. Fortunately ,after searching and extinguishing the fire, it was found that no one was inside the flat and no one was injured during this incident.
The cause of the fire is still to be determined by relevant authorities.
Christo Venter
ER24