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Smoke over Phikwe triggers fond memories

Burning on: The fire was later doused by downpours on Sunday night  PICS: THALEFANG CHARLES
Burning on: The fire was later doused by downpours on Sunday night PICS: THALEFANG CHARLES

SELEBI PHIKWE: Elsewhere, the sighting of big clouds of black smoke would get many people very worried, but not in Selebi Phikwe.

Last Sunday afternoon, many people in the town watched with nostalgic admiration and hope, as smoke rose out of the BCL Mine area. The smoke could be seen over 20km away from Phikwe. The black smoke spewed from the mine’s tailings dump fused with a large thunderstorm that was approaching from the north with equally dark menacing clouds.

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