KZN Scrap Fire Damages 50 Cars, South Africans in Disbelief

• A fire at a scrapyard in KwaZulu-Natal gutted at least 50 cars in the early hours of Thursday morning
• The fire broke out at Phoenix in Durban, and the cause is unknown as authorities are still investigating
• South Africans suspected intentional arson, and some joked and said the owner of the scrapyard didn't pay a protection fee

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, fires, outbreaks, nature and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for seven years.

DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL — South Africans suspect arson could be behind a fire that gutted a scrapyard in Durban.

Scrapyard fire destroys 50 cars

IOL reported that at least 50 cars were damaged in a fire that broke out at a scrapyard in Phoenix, Durban, on 26 September 2024. Although the cause of the fire was unknown, nobody was seriously injured during the blaze.

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SA shares theories

Netizens on Facebook suspected a sinister cause behind the fire. Some even joked that the fire was the result of not paying the protection fee.

Kumkani Langalibalele said:

"People are tired. They know their things are being sold there, so they take matters into their hands."

Sheila Cecilia Lombard said:

"No need for investigation. Reckoning day. First, the snowstorm, now fire. It happens in threes. What's next? Epidemic."

Tshepo Khoza said:

"People refuse to pay protection fees. Maybe."

Mark René Strobl said:

"Insurance shandis or business protection fees. It's wild ouchea."

Saleem Ibn Abdullah said:

"Could be many things. We just have to wait and see what happens next. The story will eventually come out."

Lunga Samka said:

"Msholozi, their god, must pray for them since they listen only to him."

Spha Mandla Zungu said:

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In a related article, Briefly News reported that a Midrand complex in Ekurhuleni caught fire and destroyed many units.

The complex is located near Broadwalk Street, and a woman was found dead in the rubble in the course of the day. Residents who sustained injuries were rushed to hospital. The fire left many on social media in disbelief.

Source: Briefly News