Damaged panels at the substation in Duncanville. The damage was caused by a fire at the substation. Photo: Cllr. Elize Aucamp/Facebook
VEREENIGING. – Several suburbs in the city are left without power after a fire occurred at the Duncanville Substation on Tuesday 18 August 2020. According to a statement by the Emfuleni Local Municipality areas that are affected include Vereeniging Ext.1, Steelpark, Homer, Roods Garden, Arcon Park, Waldrift, Springcoll, Duncanville, Unitaspark, Redan, the area around Kopanong Hospital and Tshepiso.
At the time of going to press power was expected to be restored in phases from Friday 21 August 2020.
Damaged panels at the substation in Duncanville. The damage was caused by a fire at the substation. Photo: Cllr. Elize Aucamp/FacebookThe scorched exterior of the substation at Duncanville following the fire. Photo: Emfuleni Local Muncipality/FacebookThe old Reyrold oil breaker is said to have failed to interrupt the fault, instead causing a fire in the substation building. Photo: Facebook/Emfuleni Local Municipality
Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.
