{"id":409261,"date":"2026-09-03T22:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/409261\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T22:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:47:12","slug":"historic-delphi-restaurant-in-durban-destroyed-by-major-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/409261\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Delphi Restaurant in Durban destroyed by major fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency services are currently on the scene at a <a title=\"Watch: Emergency response teams deployed to tackle fire in Pomeroy CBD\" href=\"https:\/\/iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/kwazulu-natal\/2026-08-19-watch-emergency-response-teams-deployed-to-tackle-fire-in-pomeroy-cbd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">major building fire<\/a> that broke out at the historic Delphi Restaurant, situated at the busy intersection of Lilian Ngoyi and Livingstone roads in Durban.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters and disaster management teams responded rapidly to the blaze, working to contain the flames and secure the structure.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedics arrived swiftly to support emergency operations and evaluate people who were evacuated from the building.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paramedics are currently assessing occupants in the building,&#8221; said Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for ALS Paramedics Medical Services.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the emotional impact of the incident on the local community, adding, &#8220;Many people recognise this restaurant that has been open for many years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Delphi Restaurant has long been regarded as a cherished culinary fixture in Durban, serving generations of locals and visitors alike.<\/p>\n<p>News of the fire spread quickly, sparking widespread concern across the city given the establishment&#8217;s deep-rooted history.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have cordoned off the immediate area around the Lilian Ngoyi and Livingstone intersection to allow firefighting crews clear access and to ensure public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Commuters and pedestrians were advised to avoid the surrounding roads, as heavy traffic delays and localised road closures remain in effect while emergency crews continue their work.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency officials confirmed that no injuries or casualties were reported, with all occupants successfully evacuated from the site.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the cause of the fire will commence once the scene is fully secured.<\/p>\n<p>IOL NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emergency services are currently on the scene at a major building fire that broke out at the historic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[52],"tags":[32450,32448,151519,17272,194515,194516,1638,194517,54653,126279,1694,177522,194519,194518,131575,151505,466,131],"class_list":["post-409261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-africa","tag-advanced-life-support","tag-als","tag-als-paramedics-medical-services","tag-building-fire","tag-central-fire-emergency","tag-delphi-restaurant","tag-durban","tag-durban-landmark-delphi-restaurant-damaged","tag-garrith-jamieson","tag-intersection","tag-iol-news","tag-lilian-ngoyi","tag-lilian-ngoyi-road","tag-livingstone-road","tag-paramedics","tag-scene","tag-services","tag-south-africa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117209546356490831","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}