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Phalaborwa residents woke on Monday morning to a terrifying sight at one of the shopping centres in town.
According to witnesses a fire is currently raging through the Eden Square Mall.
At the time of publishing it’s uncertain how the fire started or what the cause of the blaze is.
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SOUTH AFRICAN SHOPPING MALL ON FIRE
According to the Limpopo-based community newspaper the Far North Bulletin, the fire suppression system in the centre malfunctioned due to the fact there was no water.
“There was a cable fault last night and in order to work on the lines, the workers accidentally burst a water line. They switched off the water to be able to work on the fault.”
PHALABORWA RESIDENTS WOKE ON MONDAY MORNING TO A TERRIFYING FIRE ACCIDENT
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