Fire put out at SAB Baragwanath depot in Soweto, no injuries reported

Firefighters extinguished a blaze at SAB’s Baragwanath depot after a grass fire spread to storage crates; no injuries or structural damage reported.

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Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the South African Brewery’s (SAB) Baragwanath depot in Soweto.

City of Johannesburg’s EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo said the blaze reportedly began when grass in a nearby field caught fire.

“This soon spread quickly and ignited storage crates on the premises,” she said.

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No injuries were reported.

Khumalo said only the outdoor crate storage was affected.

“Fortunately,the structure on the premises was not affected by the blaze and remains unscathed,” Khumalo said.

News24 has reached out to SAB to find out if any products have been affected. This comment will be added if received.

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