{"id":52887,"date":"2022-12-25T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/?p=52887"},"modified":"2022-12-26T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T11:30:35","slug":"10-dead-50-injured-in-johannesburg-after-gas-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/10-dead-50-injured-in-johannesburg-after-gas-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Dead, 50 Injured In Johannesburg After Gas Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 25 (NNN-BUANEWS) \u2013 A total of 10 people died on the scene and approximately 50 others were injured, after a gas explosion in Boksburg, in South Africa\u2019s largest city, Johannesburg, yesterday morning, local authorities said.<\/p>\n
William Ntladi, a spokesperson for Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Services, said that, they received a report that, a gas truck was stuck under a bridge in Boksburg, and caught fire, at around 7:50 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen firefighters tried to suppress the fire, there was an explosion and 10 firefighters were killed,\u201d Ntladi said, adding that, the circumstances will be investigated.<\/p>\n
The type of gas carried by the truck was unclear, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n
Source: Nam News Network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 25 (NNN-BUANEWS) \u2013 A total of 10 people died on the scene and approximately 50 others were injured, after a gas explosion in Boksburg, in South Africa\u2019s largest city, Johannesburg, yesterday morning, local authorities said. William Ntladi, a spokesperson for Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Services, said that, they received a report that, a gas … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n