Johannesburg - Ten people were injured at a restaurant in Festival Mall in Kempton Park in an explosion, police and emergency services confirmed to News24.
Police spokesperson Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou said that a bomb disposal unit was still on the scene but Netcare’s Chris Botha said it was rumoured to be a gas explosion.
Ndou said the situation was under control and the area was still cordoned off.
The blast happened at Mugg & Bean at 08:40 on Thursday.
Of the 10 people, three sustained critical burn injuries.
According to Botha, the patients where stabilised on the scene. They were then taken to different hospitals. He described the event as “quite nasty”.
- News24
The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many South Africans. To obtain critical weather information, the SAWDOS use voluntary weather observers. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe and informed by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the SAWDOS for publication on the Blog. The SAWDOS is a non-profit organization that renders a FREE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE.
Pages
- Home
- SAWDOS1 Twitter South Africa Tweets
- SAWDOS2 Twitter World Wide Tweets
- TrafficSA Twitter Updates
- RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service
- USGS Earthquake Monitor
- SA Private WX Stations
- Real-Time APRS WX Station Data
- Disclaimer/Indemnity: SAWDOS
- Articles and Photos: SAWDOS
- About: SAWDOS
- South African Disasters
- Mossel Bay WX Stations
- SA Sea Level Synoptic Chart
- SA Weather Webcams
- YO Weather Prediction
- Mossel Bay Mad Scientist Projects
- Weather Forecast for South Africa
No comments:
Post a Comment