By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services has confirmed that fire in Newtown, a suburb of Johannesburg has been contained.
The Emergency Management Services (EMS) spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said, it was recycling material facility and a lapa that was ablaze – in an open space – and not a building.
The fire occurred on the corner of Miriam Makeba and Jeppe streets behind the Bree Taxi Rank, he said.
No injuries have been reported, he added.
Johannesburg has been the scene of several fires following the deadly Marshalltown fire which claimed the lives of 77 people in late August; and another in September that left hundreds homeless.
A South African Revenue Service (SARS) building at Frederick and Rissik streets in Marshalltown, Johannesburg caught fire days after that incident.
The City of Johannesburg offices were also forced to close in Braamfontein because of faulty transformers and a fire that occurred last month.
This story will be updated once more information is available.