Hundreds of Soweto residents will have to find ways to endure the cold weather after a fire broke out at a substation in Zola on Wednesday morning, causing a major power outage.
This incident happened as freezing temperatures continued to affect Gauteng.
Ward 51 councillor Bhekukwenza Mngadi reported that the fire started around 8.30am following three explosions that sounded like bombs.
The areas affected by the outage include Dobsonville, Emndeni, Jabulani, Moletsane, Mofolo North, Naledi, Tladi, Zola, and Zondi.
Eskom worked with the City of Joburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) to extinguish the fire.
The power utility said it does not know when electricity will be restored.
“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. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes,” Eskom said.
EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi confirmed that the entire substation had burned down and that they did not know how the fire had started.
Compiled by Staff Writer
Pictured above: Screenshot of the fire.
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