UPDATE: Bayhead blaze rages on as fresh firemen take up the fight

THE raging fire that has engulfed a massive warehouse building off Solomon Mahlangu Drive continues to rage some 10 hours after it ignited at about 9.30am this morning.

Huge plumes of smoke have billowed across Durban’s skies to the north of Clairwood for the duration of the day.

Exhausted fire teams are swopping shifts to battle the blaze through the night.

Videos and photos from the South Coast Road blaze

According to Rescue Care’s Garrith Jamieson, the fight is ongoing to reduce the blaze and firefighting teams are swopping shifts so that a fresh team can continue the firefighting effort using sand and water.

UPDATE: Durban’s Bayhead blaze spreading as adjacent buildings evacuated

Meanwhile neighbourhood watch volunteers are providing the brave firefighters with drinking water.

Despite the downpour, the fire is proving tough to extinguish, after the building containing wax panels caught light. Heavy winds have added fuel to the massive blaze.

Wind keeps fuelling #durbanfire in Rossburgh. A warehouse in South Coast Road is fully engulfed. 1 person hurt @ECR_Newswatch @ecr9495 pic.twitter.com/Pq00IpqkdU

— Shaun Ryan (@wordsfromshaun) March 24, 2017

Read all the UPDATES so far:

BREAKING NEWS: Fire rages at South Coast Road factory

Videos and photos from the South Coast Road blaze

UPDATE: Part of fire-ravaged building collapses

UPDATE: Durban’s Bayhead blaze spreading as adjacent buildings evacuated

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