JOHANNESBURG – A raging fire broke out at MultiChoice in Randburg, Bram Fischer Drive in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. Employees were evacuated from the building to allow the Joburg Fire Department to try and extinguish the blaze.
The fire was reportedly concentrated where some of SuperSport’s content for DStv is shot. Daily Afrika learnt that MultiChoice group executive for corporate affairs, Joe Heshu, confirmed the incident.
Multichoice confirmed fire outbreak
The fire that had broken out at the SuperSport media solutions building in Randburg has been put out. The building has been evacuated and there are no confirmed injuries. The fire department is on the scene.
— MultiChoice Group (@MultiChoiceGRP) October 15, 2019
Heshu shared that the fire broke out in the Magic Centre of MultiChoice’s campus. Fortunately, he also disclosed that there were “no reports of injuries” so far.
Johannesburg Emergency Services Spokesperson Nana Radebe, says, “Someone walked in at the station to say that there was a fire at Multichoice. We managed to come out with the team and they started with firefighting. We had seen that the fire was on top of the roof, and it was the air-conditioning system that was affected. It took plus-minus 40 minutes to contain the fire, and ventilate the whole building.” as reported by SABC News.
However, ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring says they will assess whether anyone was affected.
“ER24 paramedics along with the provincial fire service and several other services are currently at the scene at a structural fire in Randburg. An area has been set up to assess all the patients. The exact details surrounding this incident are not yet known, but the relevant authorities are on scene and investigations will take place.” he told SABC News.
The group executive also confirmed that the fire department was on the scene fighting the conflagration. Billows of black and grey smoke could be seen wafting upward into the sky.
Multichoice fire footage shared online
Reports of a fire at @MultiChoice @SuperSportTV pic.twitter.com/nNJBqk7lQu
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) October 15, 2019
Eyewitnesses and workers alike, took to social media to share footage of the incident. Several people engulfed the streets to watch firefighters battle the flame.
Multichoice building on fire pic.twitter.com/wZ4uOkLhQn
— Billar (@bonganiguqulwa) October 15, 2019
#DSTV Fire pic.twitter.com/elyt3h0Zmo
— Brandon Longueira (@Brandonwl99) October 15, 2019
Heshu revealed that the fire was caused by waterproofing repairs that were being undertaken on the roof of the building. Firefighters were able to successfully put out the flames.
Fire at Multichoice Randburg. pic.twitter.com/aoU3RVdLXJ
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) October 15, 2019
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