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This afternoon, the Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Herman Mashaba, will visit Eikenhof substation following a fire which broke out on Monday and which may have been the result of a deliberate act of sabotage.
Yesterday, a video emerged which proves that the fire had originated outside the transformer at the substation. Further to this, the transformer appeared to have been maliciously damaged so that it would leak oil onto the fire. These facts are simply not consistent with a fire originating from an electrical fault.
Evidence of this can be seen here.
Mayor Mashaba will inspect damage done by the fire at the substation as well as observe repairs which have been affected by City Power technicians on the site.
There will be opportunities for interviews and photographs.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 29 August 2018
Time: 14:30
Location: Rand Water Pump Station Eikenhof, R82, Johannesburg South. (Coordinates to the location can be found by clicking here).
Media enquiries:
Luyanda Mfeka
Director: Mayoral Communications
Office of the Executive Mayor
Cell: 076 171 5978
Email: luyandam@joburg.org.za
