Two fire fighters killed in accident

By Henry Booysen
26 September 2007


Two fire fighters from the Working on Fire (WOF) programme were killed and seven others seriously injures when the fire-fighting truck they were travelling in overturned near Mpumalanga.

The fire fighters who are all from Rust de Winter were on their way to fight a veld fire near Loskop.

“The general manager of Working on Fire John Heine has extended his regret and sympathies to the families of the two victims,” says WOF’s Evelyn John Holtzhausen.

He has said that WOF and police are investigating the accident and measures will be taken to ensure a method of safer transport for fire figheters.

Comments

Popular Posts