A major fire broke out at MultiChoice’s head office in Randburg on Tuesday afternoon, though the situation was reportedly quickly brought under control. The building was evacuated.
Employees at the JSE-listed pay-television operator took to social media to post photos and videos of the incident.
According to television news channel eNCA, no serious injuries have been reported, though at least one security official was treated for smoke inhalation.
Fire Outbreaks At DStv City in Randburg…. #multichoice pic.twitter.com/WqWxsOgaxs
— haroldmmekwa (@haroldmmekwa2) October 15, 2019
MultiChoice is on Fire 🔥😱 pic.twitter.com/SYfutsz6cN
— Luyanda Potwana (@LuyandaPotwana) October 15, 2019
Multichoice building on fire #MultichoiceOnFire pic.twitter.com/zgaZOSznFX
— nazreen (@nazreen58991496) October 15, 2019
[WATCH] A fire has broken out at Multichoice in Randburg. eNCA’s @LindokuhlXulu1 is on the scene with the latest information. pic.twitter.com/8FHvskvPPu
— eNCA (@eNCA) October 15, 2019
The incident occurred while waterproofing repairs were being conducted on the roof of the facility, eNCA said.
The footage on social media shows the fire broke out in the building housing MultiChoice’s television studios, not the new MultiChoice City facility across the road. — (c) 2019 NewsCentral Media