WATCH | Old Potchefstroom train station up in flames
20 September 2020 - 10:38
By Iavan Pijoos
Image: 123RF/Thuansak Srilao Police confirmed that a fire broke out at the train station on Saturday.
The old Potchefstroom train station in the North West, where hundreds of photoshoots were held, has caught fire.
Police spokesperson Col Adele Myburgh confirmed that a fire broke out at the train station on Saturday.
“There is still smoke coming from the station.”
Myburgh said that once the scene has been declared safe, a team of specialists would be sent to determine the cause of the blaze.
An inquest case is under investigation.
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Devastating. 💔 pic.twitter.com/Z7HCzGt0mW
— Rasaad Adams (@RasaadAdams) September 19, 2020
The main train station in Potchefstroom was gutted in flames yesterday evening, the 19th of September 2020.
— Stef (@stefnel1978) September 20, 2020
Here is what is left of this iconic 102-year-old building. pic.twitter.com/ZLdEvF9EZs