RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The inner city was engulfed in flames this past weekend when a fire broke out in the areas of Klopper and Leyds Streets.
According to reports on local community WhatsApp groups, a number of stores were ablaze on Saturday, 4 May, and onlookers were quickly drawn to the scene to get a firsthand look at the flames and smoke.
Amongst the chaos and disruption of various stores on fire, members of the public stormed the scene, cell phone cameras at the ready to record the incident. Local police (SAPS) and the Rustenburg Fire Department were called to the scene to assist - not only with fire extinguishing and crowd control, but unfortunately, also looting, as the fire jumped from one store to the next and members of the public took advantage of this situation.
At the time of going to press, Rustenburg's Fire Chief could not be reached for comment.
