Fire breaks out at KWV

20 November 2018 - 08:41
By TimesLIVE
A fire is raging at KWV's bottling plant November 20, 2018
Image: Kwagga Boucher ‏via Twitter A fire is raging at KWV's bottling plant November 20, 2018

A fire broke out at Paarl’s famous KWV Emporium bottling plant on Tuesday morning.

The local fire department is on the scene, trying to control the blaze.

Wine farmer Kwagga Boucher‏ tweeted that the fire was at the KWV bottling plant "next to the ageing shed".

"Thinking of our friends there . . . it’s not confirmed what happened yet," he added.

A fire is raging at KWV's bottling plant November 20, 2018
Image: Kwagga Boucher ‏via Twitter A fire is raging at KWV's bottling plant November 20, 2018

A disaster management official told TimesLIVE that details would be forthcoming shortly. 

UPDATE:

South Africa
Fire at KWV in Paarl contained
5 years ago