Fire In Block Of Flats

It is unclear as of yet how many people in the block of flats lost their valuables this afternoon due to a fire that had spread across the second floor.

ER24 paramedics were called to assist the other emergency services on scene after a fire had broken out in a block of flats at the corners of Paul Kruger and Jacob Marais streets in Pretoria. When they arrived on scene, Fire and Rescue workers were hard at work, and there was still smoke billowing out of the windows.

Many of the residents of the flats that had evacuated the building were watching the unfolding events from the street below. Six young women, whose ages were estimated as being between eighteen and twenty eight, were all transported to various surrounding hospitals for treatment of minor smoke inhalation injuries. They were all in a stable condition and would be further monitored at a medical facility. No other people were reported to have been injured in the fire, and all residents seem to have made a safe getaway out of the building.

None of the residents could explain the cause of the fire, but the necessary authorities would be investigating.