by Thinus Ferreira
A fire that broke out on Monday afternoon at Sasani Studios in Highlands North in Johannesburg on the set of SABC1's Skeem Saam and damaged sets and equipment, injured two crew members who were hospitalised.
Sasani Studios belong to eMedia Holdings, with Peu Communication Solutions that is the production company renting space on the lot where Skeem Saam is filmed.
Sasani Studios is also home to other shows like e.tv's Scandal! and kykNET's Diepe Waters.
The cause of Monday's fire at the SABC1 weekday soap is not yet known or when filming will resume.
"The SABC confirms that a fire occurred at Sasani Studios on the set of SABC1's flagship drama, Skeem Saam, resulting in two crew members being injured and hospitalised," says Mmoni Ngubane, SABC spokesperson.
"The fire caused some damage to sets and equipment and the full extent thereof is being assessed. To this end we are working closely with Peu Communication Solutions and Sasani Studios to evaluate the situation.
"Our thoughts are with the injured crew members and we wish them a speedy recovery."
eMedia Holdings was asked for comment and about the crew injuries with the company that responded that "this is an ongoing investigation and we cannot comment at this time".
