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25 August 2023
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Ga-Rankuwa electronics producing factory burns down, Pretoria
City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department responded to a factory on fire in Ga-Rankuwa Zone 14 industrial area on 20 August 2023 at approximately 18h37. Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer for the City of Tshwane Emergency Services, said, “Multiple units/plants of SVA Electronics were engulfed by raging flames when fire fighters arrived on the scene.”
“Two fire engines, two water tankers and an aerial ladder truck were dispatched to the incident to help contain and fight the blaze. The two water tankers had to shuttle water for fire fighting operations because of the absence of fire hydrants nearby the factory”, he added.
Mabaso said that fire fighters and factory workers had to move multiple 25-kilogram bags of polypropylene and drums of Methyl ethyl ketone to safety to avoid them catching fire. It had not been determined what other flammable and combustible chemicals were in the factory when approximately twenty units/plants of SVA Electronics were gutted by the fire.
“Fire fighters managed to contain and control the blaze even though fire fighting operations continued throughout the night to the morning of 21 August 2023. Cooling down operations were still ongoing at the time of releasing the statement”, said Mabaso.
The cost of the damages has not yet been quantified and no injuries were recorded. The cause of the fire is still a subject of investigation.
Source: Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer for the City of Tshwane Emergency Services
“Two fire engines, two water tankers and an aerial ladder truck were dispatched to the incident to help contain and fight the blaze. The two water tankers had to shuttle water for fire fighting operations because of the absence of fire hydrants nearby the factory”, he added.
Mabaso said that fire fighters and factory workers had to move multiple 25-kilogram bags of polypropylene and drums of Methyl ethyl ketone to safety to avoid them catching fire. It had not been determined what other flammable and combustible chemicals were in the factory when approximately twenty units/plants of SVA Electronics were gutted by the fire.
“Fire fighters managed to contain and control the blaze even though fire fighting operations continued throughout the night to the morning of 21 August 2023. Cooling down operations were still ongoing at the time of releasing the statement”, said Mabaso.
The cost of the damages has not yet been quantified and no injuries were recorded. The cause of the fire is still a subject of investigation.
Source: Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer for the City of Tshwane Emergency Services
