​Lerato Mailoane
The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that a fire broke out in the laundry room of Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) during the early hours of Sunday morning.
In a statement, the department said the fire broke out in one of the back offices of the laundry area of the hospital.
"The office included a small laundry storeroom, used to store laundry which a portion was unfortunately burnt. No system and laundry machines were affected by the fire, and no one got injured.
"The fire has not impacted clinical, and laundry services in the facility. Laundry services are running as normal in the hospital," said spokesperson Kwara Kekana.
She said the fire was contained by the CHBAH team who were onsite, using fire extinguishers. The City of Johannesburg Fire was called and has since left the site, after assessing the situation and confirming that the fire was completely extinguished.
It is alleged that the fire was caused by a heater found in the back office where the fire might have started but  an investigation is still pending.​