{"id":121054,"date":"2015-03-05T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T08:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=121054"},"modified":"2015-03-05T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T09:03:45","slug":"teraco-hetzner-cape-town-dc-unaffected-by-building-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cloud-hosting\/121054-teraco-hetzner-cape-town-dc-unaffected-by-building-fire.html","title":{"rendered":"Teraco, Hetzner Cape Town DCs unaffected by building fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teraco and Hetzner’s Cape Town data centres continued to operate without any problems despite a fire in the Great Westerford building in Newlands where the facilities are \u00a0based.<\/p>\n

The electricity supply to the building was cut by the fire department, but the data centres’\u00a0UPSs and generators kicked in which prevented\u00a0downtime.<\/p>\n

There was also no damage to Teraco\u2019s cooling system equipment, which is located on the roof of the building.<\/p>\n

Teraco CEO Lex van Wyk said the cause of the fire is currently unknown, but it was extinguished quickly by the Cape Town fire department.<\/p>\n

While some wireless equipment on the roof of the building was damaged, it did not affect any of Teraco\u2019s Cape Town operations.<\/p>\n

Hetzner, which also has a data centre in the Great Westerford building, said its services remain unaffected by the fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cHetzner\u2019s Data Centres are located in the basement of the building and as yet remain unaffected by the fire,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are closely monitoring the situation with contingency plans in place should it be necessary.”<\/p>\n