Kaya 959 Reporter
The Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital fire has reportedly been put out, according to the Gauteng Health Department.
On Tuesday, a fire started in the vacant P2 parking space.
According to officials, the fire was contained and limited to a small area of level 2 parking.
“Level two parking is one of the areas that was affected by the April 2021 fire and is currently underprops and not accessible to the public or staff except for construction people,” explained the health department.
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The Hillbrow Police Station has opened an inquiry.
MEDIA STATEMENT || FIRE AT UNUSED LEVEL TWO PARKING BAY AT CHARLOTTE MAXEKE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL pic.twitter.com/JztygJcppv
— Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi (@DrMokgethi) July 6, 2022
The hospital is still in shock following an inferno that destroyed the trauma unit and other areas of the facility last year.
“Upon assessment of the situation clinicians on-site, together with the facility’s head of disaster, made a call that the situation did not warrant for patients to be evacuated as the smoke from the fire was not too thick or high risk for inhalation,” said the Gauteng Health Department in a statement.
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