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South Africa: Methane Gas Identified as Cause of Joburg CBD Explosion
SAnews.gov.za, 7 August 2023
An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre last… Read more »
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South Africa: Johannesburg Officials Backtrack on Gas Being Cause of Street Blast
allAfrica, 28 July 2023
The cause of the deadly explosion in Johannesburg is still not known, according to authorities who had earlier said it was caused by gas, IOL reports. Read more »
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South Africa: Power Returns to Parts of Joburg Following Gas Leak Explosion
allAfrica, 25 July 2023
Power is now being restored to certain areas of the Johannesburg CBD, IOL reports. Read more »
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South Africa: Explosion Rocks Johannesburg CBD
SAnews.gov.za, 20 July 2023
At least one person has died and 48 others injured following an explosion on Wednesday evening at Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD. Read more »
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South Africa: Joburg CBD Street Collapses After Explosion, Residents Instructed to Leave Area
Daily Maverick, 19 July 2023
Parts of Lilian Ngoyi Street in Johannesburg's CBD collapsed on Wednesday after what was initially suspected to be a gas line explosion. While emergency services remained on the… Read more »
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South Africa: Chaos as Mystery Blast Hits Johannesburg
Scrolla, 20 July 2023
Egoli Gas has denied early reports that the massive explosion in the Johannesburg inner city on Wednesday was caused by a gas leak. Read more »
Methane Gas Cause of CBD Explosion - South African Officials
An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre. This was revealed by City of Johannesburg City Manager, Floyd Brink, during a media briefing.
The explosion killed one person, injured several others, caused infrastructure damage and disrupted services in the area. Previously, senior City of Johannesburg authorities backtracked on their announcement on the cause of the Joburg CBD explosion, IOL reports.
This came barely a week after Joburg City Manager Floyd Brink said that the explosion was caused by a gas leak. Brink doubled down, saying results are "still inconclusive on the cause of the explosion and what may have ignited the gas or the source of the gas in the underground tunnels".
A picture shared by Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, shows the damage to Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree Street) caused by an explosion on July 19, 2023.
