The City of Johannesburg says it has identified three possible causes of the blast that caused the collapse of Lilian Ngoyi Street, formerly called Bree Street.
The Johannesburg City Manager Floyd Brink speaks to the media on preliminary investigations into what may have led to the blast that caused the roadway to collapse.
Brink says, “These are, ignition of Methane Gas in underground stormwater systems due to sewerage ingress, the ignition of natural gas, mixed with air, in this case, oxygen in underground stormwater drainage systems or service ducts, and the third and last possibility, the ignition of gas from a gas pipe burst.
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