Bridge linking Goedverwagting, Pradoville 1 burnt for third time in a month

A resident tending to the fire consuming the bridge joining the east coast communities of Goedverwagting and Pradoville 1.

About two weeks ago, Goedverwagting residents, awakened by calls in the wee hours of the morning, rose to find the bridge linking their community to the adjoining Pradoville 1 on fire for the third time within the space of just over a month.

The fire, reportedly fueled by tyres, tar and waste oil, mostly managed to only char the bridge, though the structure has been evidently weakened in some parts. The burnt tyres, evidence of the arson, still remain in the gutter below.