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False alert about fire in Boskruin
BOSKRUIN – Smoke rising from behind the wall of a clinic was caused by a generator that had not been turned on in a while.
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In case you saw a great deal of smoke rising from behind the wall of Akeso Crescent Clinic, Boskruin, on 19 August, do not worry – there was no fire.
Electricity in the area went out at about 6am, and when the diesel-run generator was turned on, it initially produced a great deal of smoke.
This gave the illusion of a fire at the specialised psychiatric clinic during the morning.
Hospital manager at the clinic Fanie Smuts explained that the generator had not been turned on in a long time, and that was why it produced so much smoke.
Details: Akeso Crescent Clinic 011 792 9400.
![Smoke rose from a generator behind the wall of akeso Crescent Clinic, Boskruin, on 19 August, giving the illusion of a fire.](https://www.randburgsun.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/08/RS34NZfireWEB-Smoke-rose-from-a-generator-behind-the-wall-of-akeso-Crescent-Clinic-Boskruin-on-19-August-giving-the-illusion-of-a-fire.-423x317.jpg)
![The amount of smoke produced by the generator of akeso Crescent Clinic, Boskruin, dwindles as the day progresses on 19 August.](https://www.randburgsun.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/08/RS34NZfireWEB-The-amount-of-smoke-produced-by-the-generator-of-akeso-Crescent-Clinic-Boskruin-dwindles-as-the-day-progresses-on-19-August.-423x317.jpg)
![The generator that produced so much smoke it gave an illusion of a fire at a akeso Crescent Clinic in Boskruin on 19 August.](https://www.randburgsun.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/08/RS34NZfireWEB-The-generator-that-produced-so-much-smoke-it-gave-an-illusion-of-a-fire-at-a-akeso-Crescent-Clinic-in-Boskruin-on-19-August.-423x317.jpg)