The City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service said it doused a fire at Somerset Mall on Wednesday night.
Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said they received the emergency call at 10.30 pm.
He said people on the N2 highway saw the flames and called for help.
Twenty-five emergency services personnel and six firefighting vehicles attended the scene.
Officers on the scene reported that two generators at the back of the mall’s receiving bay caught alight.
It’s suspected that an electrical fault with the generators caused the fire.
Watch: Fire at Somerset Mall
FIRE INCIDENT – Somerset Mall
N2 Somerset West inbound,
Pick n Pay generator on fire
All services n scene
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— WC Live Traffic & Safety Reports (@WCLiveTraffic) December 21, 2022
The fire was extinguished by 11.45 pm.
No injuries or major damage was reported.
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