JOHANNESBURG: A fireplace has damaged out at Tembisa Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit on Saturday, 19 April 2025.
The reason for the fireplace is unknown but, as investigations are nonetheless going down.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT TEMBISA HOSPITAL
In response to The Citizen, Motalatale Modiba, the Division of Well being’s Head of Communication, reported that the fireplace broke out simply earlier than 18:00.
Firefighters and emergency companies have been summoned to the hospital.
“We are able to verify {that a} fireplace has damaged out at Tembisa Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit. At present, firefighters and our Ekurhuleni Emergency Medical Providers are on website attending to the state of affairs,” stated Modiba.
Sufferers have been escorted to different elements of the hospital to maintain them secure from the fireplace.
“The studies that we’ve got now are that every one sufferers who have been on the Accident and Emergency Unit have been safely evacuated right into a safer space inside the hospital,” stated Modiba.
No accidents or fatalities have been reported to date.
DA CALLS FOR URGENT INTERVENTION IN TEMBISA AS CRIME RATE INCREASES
The Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng MEC for social growth, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, has known as for pressing intervention in Tembisa as crime ranges proceed to spiral, reported The Citizen.
Nt’sekhe talked about that the occasion will write a message to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi demanding fast intervention in Rabasotho, Tembisa.
“A DA-led Gauteng authorities would be certain that police stations are adequately geared up to handle crime successfully. We might additionally improve cooperation among the many police and prosecuting authorities to make sure that reported crimes are prosecuted,” she talked about.
Rabasotho Police Station has recorded 72 homicide instances to date within the first three quarters of the 2024-25 monetary 12 months.
Out of the 72 instances reported, solely 31 instances went to courtroom with no convictions.
Moreover, 812 gender-based violence (GBV) instances have been additionally reported throughout the identical interval.
“Of those, 524 proceeded to courtroom and solely 5 acquired a conviction,” stated Lesufi.
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