THE fire at BHP Billiton Hillside smelter has been extinguished and firemen from uMhlathuze Fire Services are still on the scene assisting the Hillside proto team.
The cause of the fire which burnt for about an hour is believed to have been one the transformers which receive the high voltage Eskom power.
At face value damage will run into hundreds of thousands of Rands but it is not yet known what affect the blaze will have on production or how long it would take to restore the power.
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