A veld fireplace pressured Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport to shut certainly one of its runways on Monday afternoon, 5 September.
Grass Hearth at Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport South Africa pic.twitter.com/nLRPdxWnnC
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Two non-operational plane have been affected by the hearth, which additionally unfold over to the neighbouring Bonearo Park. ‘Our fireplace and rescue staff has managed to include and efficiently extinguish the hearth,’ airport spokesperson, Samukelo Khambule informed News24.
‘They are going to proceed to watch the state of affairs carefully all through the evening. Two plane parked at Denel have been affected by the hearth, and no lack of life was reported.’
There have been no accidents and no flights have been disrupted.
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