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Fire prompts pollution investigation
A fire at a truck depot in the industrial area is being investigated.
Firefighters battled thick smoke and and roaring flames when a trucking depot caught alight in the Northdene area on Friday.
Netcare 911 crew members on standby at a fire in Northdene @HighwayMail @ECR_Newswatch @VumaFM @gagasifm pic.twitter.com/5offYKjnmf
— Netcare911 (@Netcare911_sa) August 29, 2014
It is believed the fire was started by a veld fire which quickly spread in Friday’s extreme wind conditions. Residents reported hearing explosions when the fire broke out.
According to a report on Pinetown SA CAN, the fire has prompted environmentalists to launch a full-scale investigation into the fire, and eThekweni will also conduct its own investigation of the site, where rusting trailers dumped tyres are said to have fuelled the inferno.
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