OWAMI THABETHE
Abezimo eziphuthumayo KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Midlands Emergency Medical Services (EMS) bathi izicishamlilo ezimbili zisalwela impilo yazo esibhedlela kulandela ukuqubuka komlilo okushone kuwo ozakwabo abayisithupha. Lo mlilo oshise ipulazi eliseBoston ngaphandle kwaseHowick KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Kusolwa ukuthi abazingeli ngokungemthetho baqale umlilo bezama ukukhipha izilwane ehlathini.
Umqondisi Wezokusebenza wakwa-EMS eMidlands, u-Roland Robertson uthi, “Akekho owaziyo ngempela ukuthi kwakwenzekani, ukuthi umlilo uqale kanjani. Ngokuqonda kwethu, ukuthi babezama ukuvimba umlilo ngokuwuvimba, ngokufaka isilungulela ukuze bawuvimbe, lapho umoya waphenduka wabuyela kubo kwaba yindaba yokushisa nje, umoya, futhi konke kwaba nesandla kukho konke.” “Ngendlela okwenzeke ngayo, kufana nokuthi akukho nendlela yokuthi baze babaleke ngoba umlilo ubahaqile. Umlilo unqanyulwe ngemuva kwalokho ngoba bebenazo izimoto ezibaxhasayo ezifike zizolekelela emlilweni. Ngakho-ke, esinye isiguli sisafakwe umshini wokuphefumula esibhedlela, esinye sisesimeni esibucayi e-ICU, ”kwengeza uRobertson.
Kuthiwa abashonile ngabesifazane abathathu abasebenzela inkampani.
Umphathiswa wezokuBusa ngokuBambisana neziNdaba zoMdabu, uMfu Thulasizwe Buthelezi, udlulise amazwi enduduzo ngabezicishamlilo abashonile.“Sibuhlungu ngokulahlekelwa abasebenzi abanesibindi abebelwela ukuvikela abanye abantu ukuba bangangeni engozini.”
UButhelezi usho lokhu ngesikhathi esoLundi, lapho abehlola khona isimo kulandela umonakalo odalwe wumlilo wequbula. Lapha kushe umhlaba olinganiselwa ku-3 000 hectares ovame kakhulu ukudla imfuyo. Lo mphathiswa ufike ephethe amabhele ukulekelela abanemfuyo engasenakho ukudla, waveza nokuthi uhulumeni usebenza ngokuzikhandla ukusiza labo abasale dengwane.
