The South African military is investigating the cause of a fire at an air force base in Pretoria.
Fire broke out on Sunday evening at about 19:00 local time at the Waterkloof Air Force Base after a suspected pipe leakage at a fuel storage site, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said.
A video of the fire was shared on social media:
The fire was extinguished within an hour, SANDF said in a statement
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No foul play was suspected, its spokesman Brigadier General Andres Mahapa told journalists.
The cause of the fire and the magnitude of the damage to the fuel depot will be part of the investigation, according to SANDF.
It comes weeks after a fire at the South African parliament building in Cape Town.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
