Firefighters respond to another blaze at Tembisa Hospital
Firefighters from the City of Ekurhuleni’s Fire Department are currently battling what appears to be another fire at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital.
The incident happened early Wednesday morning in the hospital’s main Out Patient Department (OPD).
The Gauteng Department of Health confirmed that emergency crews are on the scene
"The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) can confirm that fire fighters from the City of Ekurhuleni’s Fire Department are currently on site attending to what looks like another fire incident at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital’s main Out Patient Department (OPD), adjacent to the Accident and Emergency Unit which was damaged by fire over the weekend," said health spokesperson Motalatale Modiba.
This latest incident comes just days after a separate incident engulfed the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit on Saturday night, raising serious concerns over safety at the facility.
The cause of the first fire, and Wednesday's incident is under investigation.
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