The chief firefighter of Umhlathuze and his firemen have demonstrated to journalists how a pool of water could be used to extinguish fires at the Nkandla homestead. Watch.
General Mondli Bethuel Zuma showed journalists the "firepool", which was covered by a safety net normally used to prevent drowning.
The media was allowed into President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday for an official tour.