A preliminary investigation has singled out illegal mining (zama zama) activity, as the cause of an underground fire, which caused a blackout in the City centre of Johannesburg, on Saturday morning, around 10am.
City Power said after extinguishing the fire, on Saturday afternoon, its teams then set out to cleared smoke and residual toxins from the tunnels of the Fordsburg/Bree Substation.
Backfeeding options were then explored to supply to the New Stock Exchange, Bank City No. 2, President Street West, JCI Buildings, Pritchard Street West, Kerk Street Central, Jeppe Street West, Bree Street West, Kerk Street East, Newtown Junction 1, De Villiers Street, Von Brandis Star, OII Southern Sun, Bree Street East, President Street East and Pritchard Street East.
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