{"id":58068,"date":"2017-08-08T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/factory-burns-down-in-epping-20170808\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:25:17","slug":"factory-burns-down-in-epping-20170808","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/factory-burns-down-in-epping-20170808\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory burns down in Epping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A factory in Dacres Avenue in Epping caught fire on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The City\u2019s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Theo Layne, says they responded to the fire in the Industrial area at the Helderberg\/Home Depot&nbsp;Clearance Centre just after 09:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCurrently (by 10:40 on Tuesday) two fire fighting vehicles are on the scene. We have eight fire engines, two water tankers, a rescue vehicle, a hydraulics platform and a breathing aspirator\u2019s vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Layne says there are no injuries reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe entire factory is severely damaged including the manufacturing, storage and display area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cause of the fire is not yet known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"a5cd6d66\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o-WzLE6vtzg\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"0e9dc544\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/5540\/f1a2d0d7cffc4ef8a03fb76e98f42bfe.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0c3407b791464fe0bbe528f154841347.jpeg\" title=\"Fire at a 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