By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Johannesburg emergency management services (EMS) on Thursday responded to a fire at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s Radio Park building in Auckland Park.
Johannesburg emergency medical services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said the fire started in the building’s lift pit area on the ground floor.
Mulaudzi said employees were evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
“It looks like the fire was started by a lot of debris and papers next to the lift pit area.”
Firefighters are clearing the debris and damping down hot spots, he said.
The SABC confirmed the fire on its radio campus and said an investigation was underway.
“The Corporation will provide a further update once the emergency services have surveyed the situation”.
The fire comes just days after the city’s emergency services attended to a fire at the Sands building in the Johannesburg CBD.
The fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon and no all residents were safely evacuated.
“The fire was mainly on the fourth and fifth floor and firefighters have managed to extinguish it. At this stage, we will be letting in our investigating team to [find out] what might be the cause of the fire incident,” said Mulaudzi, adding no injuries were reported.