ANA reports that eight people have been confirmed dead following a huge explosion at the Rheinmetall Denel munitions depot in Somerset West near Cape Town.  

City of Cape Town fire chief Theo Layne confirmed the blast:  “Fire and Rescue responded at 15:45.  On arrival it was ascertained that an explosion had occurred and staff of the factory was extinguishing the subsequent fire.”  He said all missing workers had been accounted for.  An eyewitness related what he saw:  “Five kilometres away from there I noticed a huge fireball towards Somchem just like a shockwave which was a huge bang …”

• This short report is at The Citizen

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