Just days after the City of Cape Town issued a warning about incorrect electrical installations, Vodacom’s head office roof in Century City was destroyed after its solar panels caught fire.
Social media was aanie brand yesterday as pictures and videos of the fire made the rounds.
According to the City’s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, crews were alerted to the blaze just after 11am. He explained that firefighters battled the inferno for close to three hours, containing it just before 2pm.
Carelse said when the first crew arrived, additional resources were immediately requested.
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“Two hydraulic platforms were also dispatched. Firefighters had to be aware of the falling debris while working inside the building,” he added.
By mid-afternoon, crews started with damping down and mop-up operations.
Carelse said…