The Carnival City casino and hotel, in Brakpan, Gauteng, had to be evacuated on Saturday evening after a fire broke out.
The Brakpan and Benoni central fire stations, as well as the Tsakane fire station, attended the scene.
No injuries were reported.
Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson William Ntladi said they suspect the blaze started when an electrical short circuit caused the fiberglass material near the entrance of the casino to catch alight.
“On investigation, it was found that fiberglass material from outside entrance atrium caught alight suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit,” said Ntladi.
Ntladi added that when emergency services arrived at the scene, firefighters immediately started the fire suppression. Once the flames were extinguished, damping down was conducted and the scene was declared safe.
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Ntladi had earlier said that there were many people inside the hotel and casino when the fire started. They all had to be evacuated while the firefighters battled the flames.
In a statement on Saturday night, Carnival City said that authorities had given the all-clear for the casino to reopen. It added that the flames did not spread to the interior of the building.
“Although videos being shared on social media convey a sense of a large fire, this was not the case,” Carnival City said.
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