GAUTENG. – Three people were treated for smoke inhalation on Wednesday morning after approximately 600 bales of grass caught fire at a livestock feed store in the Shere area of Pretoria East.
The Volunteer Emergency Medical Reaction Unit (VEMRU) received a call about the fire shortly before 11:00. Staff from the store and surrounding businesses initially attempted to extinguish the fire using fire extinguishers, fire hoses and buckets. VEMRU says several water tanker trucks from the City of Tshwane fire service later arrived and took over firefighting efforts. The three people were treated at the scene by a private ambulance service.
Investigators from Tshwane's emergency services will determine the cause of the fire. VEMRU thanked Emergency Medical Solutions, the City of Tshwane's emergency services and the Lakes Security Forum NPC for their assistance at the scene.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
