Historic Potchefstroom train station goes up in flames Posted by Anita Froneman on 21 September 2020 Large parts of the 100-year-old train station in Potchefstroom, North West burnt down on Saturday night, September 19. Transnet security guard Lawrence Mtshali said he smelled smoke around 11pm, went outside and saw the roof of the station on fire, according to The Citizen. ‘It’s terrible! When I went outside the roof was on fire. I immediately told my colleague to call the fire brigade,’ Mtshali said. The fire was contained close to 1am on Sunday. According to Police spokesperson Col Adele Myburgh, the cause of the fire is unknown and an investigation is underway, reports Times Live. There were no injuries or casualties. 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. Here is what is left of this iconic 102-year-old building. pic.twitter.com/ZLdEvF9EZs — Stef (@stefnel1978) September 20, 2020 What’s left of Potchefstroom main train station. 💔💔💔 @MbalulaFikile #Hillbrow pic.twitter.com/HqeTXzuWpq — 👑 🇿🇦🇨🇳 (@PapiOfficial_25) September 20, 2020 The Potchefstroom train station was burned down last night. pic.twitter.com/7eF9K6V523 — Lemon Peace (@nicorien) September 20, 2020 The strain station was still in use for long-haul Cape Town-Johannesburg journeys, and was a popular tourist attraction for its iconic Dutch architecture. Image credit: Twitter/stefnel1978 Related Posts Mammal Research Institute will now use drones to study whales with EWT 16 September 2021 The Whale Unit at the University of Pretoria has partnered with the EWT to use... read more Donation of $100 million to African Parks aids wildlife conservation 16 September 2021 The Rob and Melani Walton Foundation has made one of the largest ever donations for... read more Incredible shots of the rare ‘ghost-moose’ of Sweden’s Värmland 16 September 2021 Värmland, Swedenis a natural wonderland stretching across central-west Sweden, spanning rolling hills and deep forest,... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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