South Africa
Fuel tanker explodes in Boksburg─── 09:40 Sat, 24 Dec 2022
Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) say they are yet to determine the body count following a gas tanker that exploded at Boksburg train station, east of Johannesburg.
Ekurhuleni DEMS spokesperson William Ntladi says initially emergency services were called to attend to a fire, when the gas tanker exploded.
As received - Major incident in Boksburg. Gas tanker reportedly over a bridge and exploded 3 or 4 cars under the tanker https://t.co/jp6NgUW2Uk #ArriveAlive #DangerousGoods @BurnshieldZA pic.twitter.com/8n2LR0XNx0
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) December 24, 2022
Ntladi says their firefighters have been rushed to hospital and they are yet to determine the number of fatalities.
“The gas tanker got stuck underneath the subway bridge and it caught alight. Firefighters came to extinguish as well. So unfortunately, during the operation of extinguishing the gas tanker then there was an explosion that affected the firefighters and fire engine. Currently all the firefighters which were on sight are admitted to hospital and the fire engine also destroyed. We have not yet determined the number of casualties in terms of injuries and fatalities.”
