[WATCH] Fire Engulf Durban’s Grey Street Mosque Building

Faizel Patel – 24/08/2020

A fire has gutted parts of the Grey Street Mosque in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

It’s believed that the blaze started in one of the flats in front of the mosque on Monday.

According to a post by eThekwini Secure, the fire engulfed the flats and not the mosque itself.

“As per members on the scene, fortunately all residents were evacuated and there are no casualties. It seems the fire decimated all the flats that line wrapping around the units facing Cathedral Road, the fire caught the roofing which furthered the spread.”

KZN Emergency Medical Services Robert McKenzie says fire fighting services are currently on scene tackling the blaze, with no information on how the fire started having yet been established.

#GreyStreetFire A fire blazing at the Grey Street Mosque in #Durban. Emergency services on scene. No indication of how the fire started or any injuries. pic.twitter.com/dFS73HtZDG
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