Fire at East Rand plastics factory

Firefighters are battling a factory fire in Brakpan and are struggling to contain a highly flammable propane tank on the premises.(Francois Marais, News24 user)

The cause of the fire could not be determined as yet. (Francois Marais, News24 user)

(Francois Marais, News24 user)

Ekurhuleni emergency services spokesperson William Ntladi said the blaze spread to nearby office blocks as well.(Francois Marais, News24 user)

Firefighters were struggling to contain a highly flammable 9 000 litre propane cylinder at the factory owned by plastic packaging company Astrapak.(Francois Marais, News24 user)

(Francois Marais, News24 user)

(Francois Marais, News24 user)

(Francois Marais, News24 user)

(Francois Marais, News24 user)

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