Fire at Joburg plastics factory

A fire broke out at a plastics factory in Amalgam, Crown Mines, west of Johannesburg, on Thursday, Johannesburg emergency management services said.

By 7.30pm it was not yet clear whether anyone was injured in the fire, spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said.

Three fire engines and a team of around 15 firefighters were battling the blaze.

"We are worried that the fire could spread," he said.

EMS were trying to ascertain whether anyone was caught inside the factory and searches were continuing.

One injured in Joburg plastic factory fire

A man was badly burnt on the back of his hand when the roof of a plastics factory in Amalgam, Crown Mines, collapsed during a fire on Thursday, Johannesburg emergency management services said.

Spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said the man was treated on scene before being taken to hospital.

By 8pm the fire was mostly out and fire fighters were in the process of damping down the smouldering debris at the factory, which manufactured mattresses and plastic products.

Mulaudzi said emergency workers were still searching for anyone who may have been in the factory when it caught fire.