Mop up operation under way following Durban factory fire

Durban – A mop up operation in under way at the Port of Durban, following a fire at a cooking oil manufacturer on Thursday morning.

Transnet National Ports Authority said it is working round the clock to confine and mop up the edible oil spill from the fire which broke out at Africa Sun Oil Refineries in Mobeni.

Transnet spokesperson Ayanda Mantshongo said: “In an effort to prevent the spill from entering the port, the port authority has deployed booms across the Umhlatuzana Canal, including at the confluence of the canal and the port. This has helped to contain the oil within the silt canal area, adjacent to the Bluff Yacht Club.”