A food factory went up in flames in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday morning. Fire-fighters contained the fire and have evacuated 25 overnight workers from the MC Meat factory.
Ekurhuleni emergency management spokesman William Ntladi said the cause of the fire is not known and no injuries have been reported.
“The entire roof has collapsed. The building is badly damaged. Luckily all the overnight workers were safely evacuated,” he said.
Emergency services were alerted to the fire at 6.45am