Firemen of the Mangaung Fire Department battled a blaze that started in a backroom of a house in the northern suburbs of Bloemfontein last night, as seen in the two videos below.

A resident of the area, who saw the whole drama unfolding, told Bloemfontein Courant that she is highly impressed with how quick the Mangaung Fire Department responded to the fire.

“It was literally a couple of minutes and they were there to fight the fire. And the professional way in which they approached the fire definitely gave me new respect for the city’s firefighters,” said the resident.

The fast response of the firemen prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the house. Although no injuries were reported, thousands of rand of damage was caused by the blaze. The cause of fire is yet to be established. – Pieter Delport

pieterd@mahareng.co.za