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Gas explosion leaves 1 dead, 48 injured in Johannesburg
Updated On: 21 July, 2023 09:51 AM IST | Johannesburg | Agencies
The cause of the blast at evening rush hour on Wednesday in downtown Johannesburg remained unclear
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The underground explosion ripped roads wide open. Pic/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 city, authorities and emergency services said on Thursday. Firefighters found the man’s body found under a vehicle.
The cause of the blast at evening rush hour on Wednesday in downtown Johannesburg remained unclear. The company that supplies gas to that part of the city said it did not believe its underground pipelines were responsible, as authorities first thought.
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