TimesLive reports that a senior City Power technician was killed in an explosion at a mini-substation he was working on in Roodepoort on Thursday morning.

Wilro Park had an outage and Kallie van Vuuren and another technician were working to find the fault in Molopo Street when a switch blew up. Van Vuuren, who had worked for City Power for more than 19 years, was badly injured and paramedics certified him dead on the scene. “It is a sad day for us at City Power as we lost one of our own, a hard-working individual who dedicated his life serving the City of Johannesburg and City Power,” City Power acting CEO Tshifularo Mashava said. He added: “We will provide the necessary support to the family of our colleague during this time of need.” An investigation will be conducted into the incident and the cause of the explosion.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard at TimesLive
• Lees ook, City Power-tegnikus sterf ná ontploffing, by Maroela Media

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