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Fire breaks out at Springfield Park China Mall

It is unclear as to what caused the fire which engulfed the east wing of the mall this morning.

FIREFIGHTERS from the eThekwini Fire Department are still at the Springfield Park China Mall where a fire broke out at about 01:00 this morning (Wednesday).

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Bheki Hadebe, division commander for the eThekwini Fire Department, told Northglen News at 07:20 that the fire had been contained.

“The fire has been contained. At the moment, we are just damping down the affected shops. There were no serious injuries or fatalities,” he said.

China Mall in Springfield Park ablaze this morning. Photo: Durban Search and Rescue (Facebook)

Marshall Security spokesperson Tyron Powell, who was in attendance, together with paramedics and other emergency services, said that only one wing has been affected.

“It is unclear as to what caused the fire. Only one wing was affected by the fire by 01:30. Business owners started to arrive to clear their stores of any stock from the unaffected wing,” he said.

The SAPS from Newlands West, Greenwood Park and Sydenham were in attendance in case of possible looting incidents.

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I am Candyce Pillay – fun, energetic and always positive. Community journalism has been a part of my life for 18 years – something I always say with pride when I am asked. As a journalist, I am forever the favourer of the underdog. When I am not penning the latest human interest piece, crime or municipal bit, and occasionally a sports update, you can find me in the place I love most – at home with my beautiful family – cooking up a storm, soaking up the sun with a gin and tonic in hand or binge-watching a good series or documentary.

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