News24 reports that a man was fatally injured and another is in a critical condition after a tanker trailer they were working on at a factory exploded.  

According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst, the incident took place around 14:40 on Saturday at a factory in Alberton, Ekurhuleni.  Herbst said the employees were working on the tanker, trying to fix it, when the tragedy struck.  "What our paramedics learnt when they arrived on the scene, is that the two men together with a third one, were trying to fix a gas tanker in the factory.  The tanker was empty at the time when the men attempted to weld it.  The tanker then exploded killing one man and leaving another in a critical condition," he explained.  Paramedics tried to resuscitate the deceased, but with no success.  The third man sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene

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