The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has launched a probe into Sunday’s fire at the Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria.
SANDF spokesperson Andries Mahapa said in a statement on Monday that that the fire is believed to have started at a bulk fuel depot on Sunday evening.
“The cause of the fire, the magnitude of the damage and the cost of the damage to the Bulk Fuel Depot will form part of an investigation that will interrogate all events and incidents that might have led to the fire breakout at the base,” Mahapa said.
He said no structural damage was caused by the blaze, which was contained within an hour by South African Air Force firefighting teams from Air Force Base Waterkloof and Air Force Base Swartkops in Valhalla, Pretoria.
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