Johannesburg – An aluminium and steel recycling factory in Industria was on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning, Johannesburg emergency services personnel said.

“There have been no injuries reported and the fire is contained and stopped,” said spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi at 3.30am.

“Firefighters are monitoring the factory… The damage is not that much because the fire was stopped and contained before it spread through the factory.”

Mulaudzi said one of the storage facilities where aluminium and steel is stored caught fire at around 1.30am on Thursday morning.

The cause of the fire was not known and would be investigated, he added. – Sapa