Accidents in hazardous plants

A fire at the Rolfes Chemical Factory has one person in hospital after sustaining second-degree burns from a factory fire still raging in Ekurhuleni, reports EWN. The incident forced hundreds of workers and nearby companies to evacuate, while surrounding streets were shut down for safety. Manufacturing at neighbouring factories was also halted after the fire, which involved highly flammable chemicals. According to the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services, the blaze was sparked when a volatile chemical ignited while being offloaded from a truck into storage tanks.