THE South African National Defence Force (SANDF) confirmed that at around 11am on Tuesday, 25 October, a fire broke out at the SA Army College Centre for Conflict Simulation building situated in Thaba Tshwane, Tshwane.
According to the SANDF director defence corporate communication, Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa, no injuries or fatalities were reported.
"The fire was brought under control by the Tshwane fire brigade in conjunction with the SA Air Force fire brigade. The extent of the damage and costs will be assessed by the brigade chief through an investigation into the cause(s), including establishing the events that led to it," said Mahapa.
Tshwane Emergency Services spokesman deputy chief Charles Mabaso said: "A fire broke out at an army college at the SANDF premises."
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He said that both emergency services extinguished the fire at one of the buildings reported to be a storage facility.
"Emergency services managed to protect a building nearby, which was under threat," he said.
