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Fire guts Aeroton SAPS pound for stolen vehicles, Johannesburg
Several vehicles were destroyed by fire at the Police’s Aeroton Vehicle Identification Service Unit in the south of Johannesburg on Saturday night, 13 March 2021, the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed. The fire didn’t affect recovered stolen cars and state vehicles in the yard, Gauteng police spokesman Captain Kay Makhubele said on Sunday. “Police can confirm that an unknown number of cars caught fire in the SAPS Aeroton yard,” he said. He said the affected vehicles were parked and ready for destruction. “Neither employees’ vehicles were affected nor was the building or offices damaged. The value is unknown,” he added. An inquiry into the cause of the fire was opened for further investigation.
Sources: News24, The Star |
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