The South African military is investigating the cause of a fire at an air force base in Pretoria on Sunday evening.

It broke out at about 19:00 local time at the Waterkloof Air Force Base after a suspected pipe leakage at a fuel storage site, and was extinguished within an hour, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said.

No foul play was suspected, its spokesman Brigadier General Andres Mahapa told journalists.

A video of the blaze was shared on social media:

The magnitude of the damage to the fuel depot will also be part of the investigation, according to SANDF.

It comes weeks after a fire at the South African parliament building in Cape Town.

Source: bbc