An elderly man died a gruesome death after his backyard shack burned to ashes on 3 May in Leondale. The City’s rescue and firefighting team from Wadeville received the call at 08h35 and, according to DEMS Spokesperson William Ntladi, when fire fighters arrived on the scene the fire had consumed the shack. “Inspection was then […]

Five Eastern Region fire stations had their hands full combating a blaze that was consuming a block of flats at Parklands Estates in Dunnottar on 3 May. A team from Duduza, backed by engines from Thokoza and Tsakani fire station, found the upper section of Parklands flats engulfed in black smoke and flames when they […]

Work is ongoing to restore stability to the Springs JVA Sub-Station following a devastating fire that burnt the entire electrical infrastructure in February 2019. The City has procured new switchgear panels and upgraded the 60MVA transformer both to the value of almost R40 million. Another 45MVA transformer is expected to be delivered at the end […]