A gas tanker explodes, in Boksburg, South Africa December 24, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The death toll from a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve has climbed to 18, officials said on Tuesday, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa promised to support people affected by the blast.
The explosion tore the roof off the emergency department at the Tambo Memorial hospital, destroyed two houses, several cars and injured bystanders up to 500 metres from the scene in the city’s Boksburg suburb.
