Fire breaks out at factory building in Jo’burg CBD, no injuries

A fire has broken out at a factory building in the Johannesburg CBD.

Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson, Nana Radebe-Kgiba says they received a call at about 10pm about a building on fire.

Radebe-Kgiba says, “On arrival we found that the two-story building was in fact on fire. The fire had already reached the second floor of the building. We can confirm that it is not a residential building. We were told that the building is used for storing clothing. A security guard managed to call emergency services. We are currently fighting the blaze. We are not sure how long it will take to put it out.”

Radebe-Kgiba says no one was inside the building at the time of the blaze.

She says the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Fire breaks out at factory building in Jo’burg CBD: Nana Radebe-Kgiba