13 injured in Durban CBD as China Emporium goes up in flames

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At least 13 people sustained minor to moderate injuries after a fire broke out at the China Emporium on the corner of Anton Lembede and Brook streets in Durban's CBD on Friday.

A fire broke out at the China Emporium on the corner of Anton Lembede and Brook streets in the Durban CBD on Friday.At least 13 people, many of them Chinese nationals, sustained minor to moderate injuries after a fire broke out at the China Emporium on the corner of Anton Lembede and Brook streets in Durban’s CBD on Friday.

Emergency services cordoned off parts of Anton Lembede, Brook and Dr Pixley Kaseme streets while members of eThekwini fire and rescue battled the blaze. Firefighters and Metro police search and rescue members used ladders to get into the building to search for those who had been trapped. Kyle van Reenen of Emer-G-Med said multiple emergency services responded to the scene shortly after 10am.

“Thirteen people were treated for injuries ranging from minor to moderate and taken to nearby hospitals. The cause of the fire is unknown and will form the subject of a police investigation,” he said.13 people evacuated & treated for injuries ranging from minor to moderate. No children were found or injured and no fatalities reported.

 

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