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title: "Firefighters battling to extinguish Pretoria wood factory blaze"
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# Firefighters battling to extinguish Pretoria wood factory blaze

> Firefighters and other emergency services are battling to extinguish a blaze at a wood factory in East Lynne, Pretoria.

By News24 · Published 19 September 2018, 16:05 SAST

## Content

"We are really struggling, because the wind is blowing terribly. There are a lot of challenges here, but we are trying our best," Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Johan Pieterse told News24.

Pieterse said they were alerted to the fire around 05:30 on Wednesday morning.

He said the storeroom at the factory had caught fire and that a lot of damage had been caused. DM