Flames tear through Windsor building

Windsor East suffers the second fire in two weeks as another blaze engulfs a different building in the suburb.


A large fire tore through a building in Windsor East on Tuesday, Randburg Sun reports.

The fire engulfed the notorious Courtyard building on Beatrice Street in flames with firefighters responding quickly to extinguish the blaze.

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According to the City of Johannesburg’s EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi, one fire engine responded to the blaze with flames extinguished over the course of a few hours.

Fire engines fight the blaze at the Courtyard building on Beatrice Street on 2 September. Photo: Warren Myburgh.

The fire at the Courtyard building on Beatrice Street begins to approach the road as firefighters battle the blaze on 2 September. Photo: Warren Myburgh.

This is the second fire in a matter of one week to take place in the suburb.

The Randburg Sun previously reported on a fire at the Cleo Court complex in Windsor West last Monday.

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