More than ten businesses have been gutted in a fire that ripped through a building in the Mthatha CBD in the Eastern Cape in the early hours of this morning.
By sunrise, firefighters were still struggling to extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading to adjacent buildings.
Mthatha Madeira Street between Elliot road and Eagle street > road closed due to the building fire. Traffic is diverted. pic.twitter.com/7kRX2wQZNQ
— Tshepo Machaea (@TrafficEye_SA) February 16, 2024
No deaths or injuries have been reported.
It is believed that most of the businesses are owned by foreign nationals. Workers and customers are standing, desperately outside the building.
🚙16/02/2024 05:52
OK: MTHATHA
Madeira Street⛔️TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE⛔️
BUILDING ON FIRE on Madeira Street between Elliot Road and Eagle Street. ROAD CLOSED. Traffic is diverted.
Padpatrollie 🚙
— PADPATROLLIE (@SuzaanHavenga) February 16, 2024
