Mistakes were made that worsened the deadly Boksburg explosion | The cryptic message that was sent to the fire station via two-way radio made no mention of the fact that the burning truck was carrying a deadly cargo of 60 000 litres of petroleum gas
The cryptic message that was sent to the fire station via two-way radio made no mention of the fact that the burning truck was carrying a deadly cargo of 60 000 litres of petroleum gas.
Moreover, the police and metro police only arrived on the scene after the devastating explosion, when a private security officer had driven to the police station to call them.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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