The Gauteng Health Department, on Wednesday confirmed that a section of the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto caught fire.
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According to the series of tweets by the department, the fire started at a nearby open field and spread onto the laundry site.
“The fire started at the open space near the Covid-19 tents. Due to strong winds the fire spread to the laundry site and damaged part of the linen awaiting condemning (disposal) process,” the statement read.
It further stated that local fire services were called in at the hospital to extinguish the fire before further damage.
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“The City of Joburg Fire services from Dobsonville and Jabulani arrived on time before the fire could spread to usable linen area and the building. There were no casualties due to the fire,” it concluded.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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