The Ekurhuleni Emergency Services Department (EMS) was dispatched to the hotel and the fire was satisfactorily
extinguished in a couple of hours.
EMS quickly searched the rooms to make sure that there were no injuries or casualties.
The Advertiser reported on Sunday that only two rooms were damaged.
Guests in the nearby hotel blocks were evacuated and moved to parts of the Hotel that were safe and away from the
fire.
An investigation is ongoing to establish the cause of the fire.
The Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conferencing Centre is one of South Africa’s biggest business hotels and has had 15 years of success since it opened.
OR Tambo Conferencing Centre is one of South Africa’s biggest business hotels and has had 15 years of success since it opened.
The Birchwood Hotel is currently upgrading some of its rooms, to offer its guest a more premium business
stay with dedicated concierge services.
