Authorities Are Still Investigating The Cause Of A Fire That Broke Out In Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.


By Phumzile Mavimbela

 A fire broke out in an office area at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic hospital on Sunday morning. In a statement, the Health Department said the fire was contained before it could cause insurmountable damage. 

“The office included a small laundry storeroom, used to store laundry which a portion was unfortunately burnt. No system and laundry machines were affected by the fire, and no one got injured,” the department says.

However, the department says the fire did not impact clinical and laundry services in the hospital. “The fire was thankfully contained by the CHBAH team who were on-site, using fire extinguishers. The City of Johannesburg Fire was called and has since left the site, after assessing the situation and confirming that the fire was completely extinguished,” the department says further. 

 Authorities are trying to work out what sparked a fire.

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