Blaze engulfs Durban's Grey Street Mosque

A massive blaze has engulfed a 139-year-old mosque in the South African city of Durban.

The cause of the fire on Monday at the Grey Street Mosque, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, was not immediately known. 

But Faisal Suliman, chairman of the South African Muslim Network, said it was believed to have started in one of seven staff flats located above the mosque and may have been caused by an electrical fault.

"It's presumed to have been accidental, and not to have been any foul play," Suliman told AFP news agency.

There were no reports of casualties.