Johannesburg CBD underground fire extinguished: EMS

The Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) services has extinguished an underground fire in the Johannesburg CBD.

According to Johannesburg EMS, City Power underground cables caught alight underneath Ntemi Piliso and Anderson streets, on Monday morning.

@CityofJoburgEMS teams using equipment to suck out smoke from the underground tunnels gutted by fire. The teams will remain on site until the fire has been brought under control.
Our technicians are however unable to assess the impact until all-clear has been given by EMS. pic.twitter.com/fZf3QGqDB7

— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) March 28, 2022

The underground blaze took firefighters the entire day to completely extinguish. At this stage, it’s still unclear how the fire started.

Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says, “At this stage, we can confirm that the fire has been extinguished and the area will be inspected for air quality and also structural integrity before our colleagues from city power can be allowed in. We also want to urge our motorists who are driving in the area that the road is still closed and they need to use alternate routes.”

Job well done to @CityofJoburgEMS Firefighters who managed to extinguish the underground cable fire @CityofJoburgZA Innercity last night the tunnels will be inspected for structural integrity/air quality before handed over to @CityPowerJhb @CoJPublicSafety pic.twitter.com/RpyaKZCEJW

— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) March 29, 2022