UPDATE: #Durbanfire out, officials now targeting smouldering rubble
With the main fire successfully extinguished, clean-up efforts at a warehouse in Rossburgh are now underway.
A fire broke out on Friday morning along South Coast Road last week and gained momentum due to strong winds.
Firefighters, who worked for days to extinguish the flames, had to keep the blaze away from flammable chemicals and fertilizers in the storage facility owned by Transnet.
#Durbanfire successfully out, firefighters working on extinguishing the smouldering rubble. pic.twitter.com/JZg8zhVSZM
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Chief Fire Commander at eThekwini Municipality Enoch Mchunu says they're not sure how long the clean-up operation will last.
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"At the moment, we are still extinguishing the smouldering rubble. However, there is no fire that can be seen in the vicinity of the site. We obviously have to turn over some rubble and keep on extinguishing whatever is still left that is burning," he said.
Division Commander, Owen Singh spoke to Newswatch earlier this week. Watch below.
Division Commander Owen Singh says the situation is under control at #durbanfire on South Coast Road. All that can bee seen is light smoke. pic.twitter.com/L0iJFsBLbv
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) March 27, 2017