Just before 11:00, the Volunteer Emergency Medical Response Unit received a call for a vehicle fire on the N1 north at the Rigel Avenue offramp in Pretoria East, causing heavy traffic.
On arrival, we found that the cargo of cleaning equipment started burning on the back of a truck and was removed by the driver and passengers.
City of Tshwane Firefighters arrived promptly to extinguish the fire and save as much of the equipment as possible. The cause of the fire was undetermined on the scene.
Thank you to City of Tshwane Emergency Services.
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A load on a truck catches fire on the N1 north at the Rigel Avenue off-ramp in Pretoria East https://t.co/16OBJaRNHH#ArriveAlive #GoodsInTransit #VehicleFire pic.twitter.com/tp1gVvvhZH
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) February 4, 2026
