An inner city tunnel is on fire, a statement from City Power confirmed this morning.
According to Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of City Power, the tunnel on fire, is under the M1 highway in Johannesburg.
He said there is suspicion that the fire might have been caused by either theft and or vandalism of electricity infrastructure.
Teams from the fire brigade are busy extinguishing the fire, and once controlled, repairs by City Power are expected begin.
Customers most affected by the incident are in Braamfontein, the Joburg CBD and some areas of Parktown. This is because preliminary findings point to some damage incurred by the cable from the Fordsburg substation to the Braamfontein substation.
Further assessments of damaged infrastructure will be done once the fire is completely extinguished.
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