Three people suffer smoke inhalation in Brooklyn building fire

Three people suffered smoke inhalation following a building fire in Brooklyn, Pretoria, earlier on Wednesday. They were treated on the scene and transported to nearby hospitals.

Firefighters arrived to find one of the apartments on the top floor of a three-storey building on fire.

City of Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson Lindsay Mnguni says the cause of the fire is not yet known.

“Swift actions of the firefighters helped to contain the fire to the involved apartment and stop the fire from causing any further damage to the nearby buildings. The fire was extinguished at about 13:47 and damping down operations continued thereafter. When reporting an emergency, please remain calm, speak clearly, know where you are to give the correct address, and give your correct contact number to allow the operator to phone you back should they require to do so.”