PIC: Durban chemical fire leaves residents panicked, short of breath | IOL News

DURBAN – A chemical fire in the industrial basin of Durban late on Friday afternoon left residents coughing and battling to breathe, according to community members.

By 6.30pm, residents from the Bluff and Umbilo areas had reported "a strong plastic smell", he said, as a strong wind carried the fumes over a wide area. "As government, we are fully aware that the South Durban Basin is heavily air-polluted with many people experiencing respiratory illnesses. It can't be business as usual," said Dube-Ncube

He said the plant was shut following the incident and the SDCEA was expecting to meet with management.

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