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Hyde Park house gutted while firefighters hunt for hydrant Spotlight on faulty fire hydrants and shortage of fire engines in Joburg Firefighters at the scene of a house fire in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. Image: Suburban Control Centre/Facebook A fire in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Hyde Park that gutted a home has shone a spotlight on faulty fire hydrants and the shortage of fire engines in the city. The house was severely damaged last week while the city’s fire department struggled to find a nearby hydrant with enough pressure to fill its fire engine tank. T...

Five injured as taxi careens into Joburg store A minibus taxi smashed into a shop in industrial Johannesburg on Thursday. Image: Netcare 911 Five people were injured when a minibus taxi crashed into a Johannesburg shop on Thursday afternoon. Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said the incident occurred on the corners of Garland Street and Booysens Road in Ophirton late on Thursday afternoon when the taxi driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle. Netcare 911 and Fire Ops used hydraulic tools to free the entrapped driver. He and four passengers sustained moderate...

Quality of safety inspections questioned after Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire People who were there on the night of the fire have told Eyewitness News that it appeared that the sprinklers at the hospital were not working and also claiming that smoke control doors in passageways appeared to have been removed. A fire broke out at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg on Friday, 16 April 2021. Picture: Twitter/@GautengHealth 2 hours ago JOHANNESBURG - Independent experts have raised serious c...

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire destroyed medical supplies, PPE worth R40m 20 April 2021 - 18:01 Health minister Zweli Mkhize visited Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on Tuesday to assess the extent of damage caused by the fire and discuss the recovery plan for the hospital. He was accompanied by various people and hospital staff. Image: ALON SKUY​ Health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday the fire that saw nearly 700 patients evacuated from Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital had also destroyed more than R40m worth of medical stock and personal protective equipment (PPE...