South Africa: Fuel tanker explosion leaves nine dead and several injured in Boksburg
BREAKING | South Africa: 9 people killed, several injured in gas tanker explosion in Boksburg
In a very unfortunate incident, a gas tanker in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg exploded in the early hours of Saturday (December 24) morning killing nine people and injuring several others.William Ntladi, spokesperson, Johannesburg Emergency Services, told WION: "We received a call around 7:30 in the morning (local time) that a gas tanker had exploded. Upon our arrival, we found nine people had died and several were taken for hospitalisation."
EMS says a gas tanker allegedly got stuck under a bridge and caught fire.
It is also understood that the tanker exploded as the firefighters were busy extinguishing the flames.
"I can confirm that firefighters are not amongst those who died but some of them have been hospitalised for injuries,"Ntladi said initially, but later inputs said two firefighters had also perished.
Immediately after the explosion, social media was filled with terrifying videos and pictures from the blast. Eyewitnesses described the scene straight out of a horror movie.
Videos and pictures showed people lying on the street with burns and screaming for help.
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