Cape Town – Three Greyhound buses and a trailer were reportedly destroyed in a fire in Boksburg near OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday.
According to The Citizen, firefighters, assisted by Airports Company South Africa, managed to contain the blaze and save two other buses.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Three Greyhound buses have been destroyed by a fire in Boksburg near OR Tambo International Airport, east of Johannesburg. Pics: EMPD @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/UGggwjY3jP pic.twitter.com/2MFmU9rEVO
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Last week, a Department of Home Affairs building in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, was set alight during a protest.
What began as a demonstration against the forced removal of residents from the municipally owned Pharoe Park flats escalated into street blockades, clashes with police, and a blaze that left the upper floor of the two-storey government building badly damaged.
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According to City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management spokesperson William Ntladi, firefighters were alerted just after 8:00 a.m. and found the building “well alight”.
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