DARK thick smoke covered the sky in the north of Durban on Monday, 18 December.
This as a warehouse which stores goods for a China Mall went up in flames in the Sea Cow Lake area, Durban.
It's alleged that the fire started at around 3pm and fortunately, everyone was evacuated safely.
Firefighters worked hard to try extinguish the massive blaze at the warehouse.
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Emer-G-Med paramedics spokesman Kyle van Reenen said reports from the scene are that a semi factory used for storage of retail goods caught fire.
"The fire spread to the adjacent offices before members of Ethekwini Fire and Rescue services managed to contain the blaze," he said.
He said emer-G-Med paramedics established an on scene staging point, however no injuries were reported.
"The roadway was closed to allow fire services access to the area and traffic was severely affected. Smoke could be seen across the greater north Durban skyline," he said.
He said should anyone be experiencing any adverse effects from possible smoke inhalation, they should contact their emergency operations centre on 0861 007 911.
