PARAMEDICS confirmed that 20 patients were treated on the corner of Field (Joe Slovo Street) and Smith Street (Anton Lembede Street), on Monday, July 13 after a fire broke out.
In a video posted on social media, a woman, who was trying to save her baby, can be seen trying to throw the child from the building to people on the ground.
Spokesperson for Emer-G-Med paramedics, Kyle Van Reenen, said they responded to the scene.
“There were approximately 20 injured people, who suffered smoke inhalation, including several patients under the age of five years old that were treated and stabilised by Emer G Med on the scene and rushed to local hospitals. No one sustained serious injuries. The cause of the fire is believed to be related to the looting in the area. Metro Police Search and Rescue were also in attendance as well as the eThekwinin Fire Department,” he said.
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Musgrave resident and street photographer, Andre Swart witnessed residents trying to escape from a burning building, at the corner of Field (Joe Slovo Street) and Smith Street (Anton Lembede Street), on Tuesday, July 13.
He captured the moment when Metro Police, the eThekwini Fire Department and civilians banded together to rescue residents from the burning building. Swart took to the Durban CBD to capture footage of the protest action on Monday and Tuesday.
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“It was disheartening. As a photographer, you have to remain unbiased, but it’s still your town and community in trouble. I was shocked at the brazen attitude of some of the looters, but not everyone was hell bent on destruction. Some were engaging in conversations around the issues,” he said.
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