{"id":308300,"date":"2021-09-12T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T10:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=308300"},"modified":"2021-09-12T12:05:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T10:05:57","slug":"consignment-of-chicken-destroyed-by-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=308300","title":{"rendered":"Consignment of chicken destroyed by fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A TRUCK that was transporting frozen chicken from the port of Walvis Bay to the Democratic Republic of the Congo was completely destroyed when it burst out in flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The truck was on its way from Rundu to Divundu when it suddenly caught fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to reports from the scene, the driver managed to bring the truck to a stop near the Mukwe village about 65 kilometres outside Divundu before escaping the inferno with minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 848 \/ 480;\" width=\"848\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Consignment-of-chicken-destroyed-by-fire.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>TOWERING INFERNO: A heavy transport truck was enveloped by flames after it caught fire while on its way to the DRC. \u2013 Footage: Contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The driver was taken to the nearest health facility where he received treatment for minor burn wounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Burning diesel that leaked out of the vehicle\u2019s fuel tanks ignited the surrounding grass and bushes, but the fire was brought under control before too much damage was sustained by local farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The actual cause of the fire is currently being investigated, but it is suspected that a mechanical defect on one of the truck\u2019s trailer axles could have caused the vehicle to burst out in flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9 \u00a0 A TRUCK that was transporting frozen chicken from the port of Walvis Bay to the Democratic Republic of the Congo was completely destroyed when it burst out in flames. \u00a0 The truck was on its way from Rundu to Divundu when it suddenly caught fire. \u00a0 According to reports from the scene, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":308302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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