Shacks on fire in Alex after pylon falls
Several shacks caught fire in the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra on Tuesday after a pylon and overhead powerlines fell on them.
Johannesburg power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says it’s not known what caused the pylon to fall down.
"We are also not sure if there are casualties. We have dispatched a team to the area to investigate."
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The line carries about 88 kilovolts of electricity and can result in injuries or even death if it comes into contact with a person
Emergency spokesperson Nana Radebe says the fire has been contained.
"We are busy dumping down and we haven’t been counting but it looks like over 60 shacks that have been affected."
Radebe says reason for the collapse of the pylon will be investigated.
"After we're done with dumping down we'll do preliminary investigations into what caused the fire."
No casualty or fatalities have been reported.
City Power's Isaac Mangena says multiple homes in the Stjwetla informal settlement in #Alexandra have been damaged. pic.twitter.com/A55sGjLtvu
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