[GALLERY+ VIDEOS]: Huge fire in Rand Water Eikenhof station affects electricity
City Power technicians have been dispatched to the site.
ACCORDING to a local councillor, there is a huge fire at Rand Water Eikenhof Pumping station. Power outages reported to Naturena, Kibler Park, Alveda, Rand Water, Eikenhof and Logharin.
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“In all likelihood the water supply to our reservoirs may be affected. Please reduce water supply immediately but at the same time try and store some water in case water supply is interrupted,” advises Ward 54 councillor, Sergio dos Santos.
The @CityPowerJhb transformer at Eikenhof exploded earlier. Pumping at the station has stopped as a result; and it will take time to recover from. #eikenhofpowerouttage [LE] pic.twitter.com/es34sMDZ3M
— Rand Water (@Rand_Water) August 27, 2018
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said that the Johannesburg Prison was also affected by the outages.
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“City Power technicians have been dispatched to the site and we should be able to determine the extent of the damage,” Mangena said.
Your are referring to Eikenhof 2 that substation is on fire, Our technicians are aware of that.LP
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) August 27, 2018
Mangena said City Power will continue to provide updates as and when new information becomes available, and apologized for the inconvenience caused to the affected customers.
#CityPower substation has caught fire in Eikenhof resulting in power outages in Naturena, Kibler Park, Alveda, Rand Water, Eikenhof, and Logharin. pic.twitter.com/aF7dSXBDpv
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) August 27, 2018
WATCH: This video is courtesy of Cllr Sarah Wissler
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