A fire at the Robertsham substation has resulted in a power outage across various parts of Johannesburg south on Monday evening. 

The power outage occurred on Monday at around 20:30.

According to the City, the affected areas included Aeroton, Evans Park, The Hill, Ormonde, Robertsham and surrounds.

The areas affected include Robertsham, Booysens, Booysens Reserve, Crown Gardens, Ridgeway, part of Mondeor, Gillview, Glenada North, Ophirton, Evans Park, Ormonde, Winchester Hills, Southdale, Aeroton, Nasrec and Chrisville.

“Emergency services and fire teams have been called to put out the fire. City Power teams will remain on standby to attend to the outage after emergency services are finished,” said City Power in a statement