According to reports officials at the Sandton Fire Station had no way of calling for help from the police after the incident took place because they didn’t have airtime.
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Nana Radebe, spokesperson for Johannesburg Emergency Services said the firemen who were at the station on the day of the incident were alerted and they immediately contacted the police.
The reports also allege that the robbery might have been an inside job.
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Radebe said Johannesburg Emergency Services cannot confirm those allegations as an investigation is still pending. “We wouldn’t want to contaminate the investigation with our own interpretations,” she added.
Warrant Officer Moses Maphakela, spokesperson for the Bramley police confirmed that the police are investigating the incident.
More information will be revealed as it becomes available.
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