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Boksburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Cause. Suspected nitric oxide gas leak linked to illegal gold mining. Deaths. 17. Non-fatal injuries. 10. On 5 July 2023, a gas leak killed 17 people, including three children, in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. [1] Ten other people were hospitalised.
The Boksburg explosion took place on 24 December 2022, when a fuel tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded underneath a railway bridge in Boksburg, in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, [ 1] with a death toll of 41 people as of 18 January 2023. [ 2] Nearby infrastructure was damaged by the explosion.
CCTV captures the moment vehicles were lifted into the air by an underground explosion in Johannesburg. In the footage, pedestrians can also be seen running for cover in the aftermath of the ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One man died and at least 48 people were injured after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped open roads and flipped vehicles in the heart of South Africa's biggest ...
A suspected underground gas explosion during Johannesburg's evening rush hour ripped open roads and flipped more than 20 cars in South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday, injuring at least nine ...
80 Albert Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, South Africa. Coordinates. 26°12′30″S 28°02′57″E. / 26.2083°S 28.0491°E / -26.2083; 28.0491. Deaths. 77. Non-fatal injuries. 88. On 31 August 2023 at around 01:30 SAST, a fire engulfed an illegally occupied government-owned building in Johannesburg, South Africa; 77 people were ...
September. 1 – A bomb explodes at the Pick and Pay supermarket in Montclair, Durban and injures one civilian. 4 – Police broke up multiple mass funeral services for the victims of the August 26 massacre with tear gas, armored vehicles, and helicopters. A woman was reported killed, and many injured.
Braamfontein Explosion. Coordinates: 26.198°S 28.022°E. NZASM 40 Tonner locomotive being recovered at Braamfontein after the explosion. The Braamfontein Explosion was an explosion of a freight train carrying dynamite in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, in 1896. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history .