#Durbanfire: Businesses in vicinity of South Coast Road re-opened
Durban residents have joined forces along with local business as they rallied behind firefighters who have been busy since yesterday trying to put out the blaze that broke out in a warehouse in Rossburgh, south of Durban.
They had come together to offer food and refreshments to the fighters who have worked around the clock the past 24 hours in attempts to tame the blaze.
Emergency services confirmed this morning that the number of people injured in the warehouse fire on South Coast Road has risen to three.
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EThekwini's fire department says that although the inferno is still burning however it's very much under control.
A morning picture shows we still have our work cut out for us. Photo Bryon du bois. We have made progress to create a fire break. pic.twitter.com/yfnf4lJGg4
— Paul (@DurbanFire) March 25, 2017
The municipality's Chief Fire Commander, Enoch Mchunu, says because the flames are now under control they have cut down they're man-power to 80 fighters who are still putting out the remainder of the fire.
He says businesses and roads in the vicinity have been re-opened.
Here's the latest update from the eThekwini Municipality.
[25 March 2017] #DurbanFire #FireFighters #Fire #Durban #FireSafety #WeAreDurban Update pic.twitter.com/MmKVhv02zN
— eThekwini Muni (@eThekwiniM) March 25, 2017