Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has confirmed that the number of fatalities in the tanker explosion accident in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, has risen to 15, three of the deceased are staff members of OR Tambo Memorial Hospital.
Phaahla is currently on a walk about at the hospital:Debris, burnt cars, cracked rail lines and roads tell of the horrific scenes the Ekurhuleni community woke up to on Saturday morning. The OR Tambo Memorial Hospital was also damaged as a result of the blast.
It’s a bleak Christmas for families of those that lost their loved ones following the tanker explosion. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi visited the Plantation area following the deadly blast and described the scene as a warzone.
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