Picture: The North West Social Development offices caught fire/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
North West Social Development offices in Mahikeng were engulfed by fire on Monday. According to the acting Head of Department, Obakeng Mongale, firefighters were called to the scene after two offices were gutted by fire.
“We would like to applaud the firefighters for working tirelessly to contain the fire that gutted two offices on the first floor of the Provident House building. The four-storey building houses employees for both departments of social development, employment, and labour.
“The fire broke out on Monday around 9pm at night at one of the offices and spread to a nearby office. Security officers who were on duty tried to quell the fire and called the emergency fire and rescue department for assistance. The firefighters responded within a very short space of time after being called to the scene. No injuries were reported,” he said.
Mongale, who is leading an intervention team to stabilise the department, further said they would also like to commend the security guards for alerting the emergency services on time about this incident. He added that they called on employees whose workstations are in the west wing to remain calm and work remotely on Tuesday.
The west wing of Provident House has been cordoned off to allow investigations to take place to ascertain the cause of the fire.
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