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Four inhale harmful smoke from Middelvlei veld fire
Runaway veld fire next to the R559 in Middelvlei caused four people to inhale harmful smoke.
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Four people were assessed for smoke inhalation but declined ambulance transportation to hospital after trying to douse the flames of a runaway veld fire.
Shawn Herbst, Netcare 911 spokesperson said they arrived at the scene next to the R559 in Middelvlei last Friday (13 September) about 10.30am.
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“Medics assessed all the patients on scene and they were found to be in a stable condition.
“The fire department and local community eventually doused the fire.”