Fire at substation leaves parts of Soweto in the dark
Johannesburg emergency services were battling a fire at the Zola substation in Soweto on Wednesday.
The blaze started in the morning.
It has led to power outages in large parts of Soweto, including Dobsonville, Naledi and Jabulani.
"We are working with the fire department to extinguish the fire so that our technicians can conduct an investigation and assess the extent of the damages," Eskom said in a short statement.
"The estimated time of restoration is not available at this stage. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes.”
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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