Goods worth thousands of dollars have been burnt to ashes after a massive fire swept through the Glen View 8 Furniture Complex this morning.

Community members were awakened at around 0200hrs by loud bangs as goods burnt in large flames, with thick billowing smoke engulfing the entire area.

The complex, popularly known as KwaKitchen, accommodates an estimated 4,000 carpenters and informal traders who are predominantly engaged in the manufacture and sale of various furniture products including chairs, sofas, wardrobes, beds and other timber-related products.

Three fire-fighting engines were on the ground battling to contain and extinguish the blaze, which is believed to have started at the centre of the complex.