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| South Africa: Fuel tanker explosion kills several near hospital | South Africa: Fuel tanker explosion kills several near hospital |
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| Footage filmed from inside a vehicle in Boksburg captured the moment the oil tanker exploded | |
| Footage filmed from inside a vehicle in Boksburg captured the moment the oil tanker exploded | |
| At least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg, local media report. | At least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg, local media report. |
| The tanker appeared to have got stuck under a low bridge on Saturday morning in Boksburg city, about 100m from Tambo Memorial Hospital. | |
| Patients were evacuated from the hospital's casualty after part of the roof collapsed following the blast. | Patients were evacuated from the hospital's casualty after part of the roof collapsed following the blast. |
| The truck was carrying liquid petroleum gas, local media say. | The truck was carrying liquid petroleum gas, local media say. |
| "Apparently, a gas tanker drove under the subway bridge and got stuck in there, and due to friction, it caught alight," emergency services spokesperson William Ntladi was quoted as saying. | "Apparently, a gas tanker drove under the subway bridge and got stuck in there, and due to friction, it caught alight," emergency services spokesperson William Ntladi was quoted as saying. |
| As firefighters tried to put out the fire, there was a huge second explosion - captured on amateur video - that destroyed a fire engine and two motor vehicles. | As firefighters tried to put out the fire, there was a huge second explosion - captured on amateur video - that destroyed a fire engine and two motor vehicles. |
| Eyewitness Michael Kulinji described the blast as "more like a bomb" and told the Reuters news agency that he had seen the fire under the bridge. | Eyewitness Michael Kulinji described the blast as "more like a bomb" and told the Reuters news agency that he had seen the fire under the bridge. |
| Another witness, Jean Marie Booysen, said that she saw "immense flames at about 06:35 local time (04:35 GMT) and thought "this feels like 6.5 on the Richter", according to Reuters. | Another witness, Jean Marie Booysen, said that she saw "immense flames at about 06:35 local time (04:35 GMT) and thought "this feels like 6.5 on the Richter", according to Reuters. |
| Footage apparently taken in the immediate aftermath of the blast shows a number of dazed and burned people stumbling around a residential area near the epicentre. | Footage apparently taken in the immediate aftermath of the blast shows a number of dazed and burned people stumbling around a residential area near the epicentre. |
| The #BoksburgExplosion💔💔💔Those pictures are traumatising…😭Condolences to families of the firefighters and civilians who have lost their lives in this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/byQYdj7dKh | The #BoksburgExplosion💔💔💔Those pictures are traumatising…😭Condolences to families of the firefighters and civilians who have lost their lives in this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/byQYdj7dKh |