Fifteen people were treated for mild smoke inhalation on Friday evening when a fire broke out in a block of flats in Duncanville‚ south of Johannesburg.
ER24 paramedics‚ along with the city’s fire services‚ arrived on the scene to find the top floor of the block of flats alight. Residents had already evacuated the building and were lining the sidewalk‚ said ER 24 spokesman Russel Meiring.
“Fire services began to battle the blaze while paramedics assessed the residents.
Upon assessment‚ paramedics discovered that 15 patients had suffered from mild smoke inhalation.
“Paramedics treated the patients on scene‚ providing them with medical oxygen. Once treated‚ the patients declined transportation to a hospital.
“Fire services were able to extinguish the blaze after a short time‚” said Meiring.
The cause of the fire was not yet known‚ he added.
15 treated after fire breaks out in block of flats
Fifteen people were treated for mild smoke inhalation on Friday evening when a fire broke out in a block of flats in Duncanville‚ south of Johannesburg.
ER24 paramedics‚ along with the city’s fire services‚ arrived on the scene to find the top floor of the block of flats alight. Residents had already evacuated the building and were lining the sidewalk‚ said ER 24 spokesman Russel Meiring.
“Fire services began to battle the blaze while paramedics assessed the residents.
Upon assessment‚ paramedics discovered that 15 patients had suffered from mild smoke inhalation.
“Paramedics treated the patients on scene‚ providing them with medical oxygen. Once treated‚ the patients declined transportation to a hospital.
“Fire services were able to extinguish the blaze after a short time‚” said Meiring.
The cause of the fire was not yet known‚ he added.