The City of Johannesburg is working on a request to declare a local state of disaster after the explosion seven days ago in Lilian Ngoyi (formerly Bree) Street.
On Wednesday, Johannesburg city manager Floyd Brink said they have started compiling a report to the provincial disaster management centre .
“To classify the disaster in line with the act and to declare the disaster once the outlined processes have been concluded, we have mandated the disaster management centre to commence the processes and to finalise a report for submission to the PDMC within the next seven days. “Investigations 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.
The water main on Lillian Ngoyi and Joubert streets has been repaired and water restored to the affected block. The water main on Lillian Ngoyi and Loveday streets was repaired but leaked due to alignment issues. The work is expected to be completed on Wednesday.
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