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The Citizen reports that two contact workers were killed in a gas explosion at the Zodwa Special School in Pretoria on Wednesday. Four others were also injured in the blast in Atteridgeville.
According to Tshwane’s emergency services spokesperson Charles Mabaso, firefighters responded to the incident at about 10am. “Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a collapsed structure of container classrooms that was on fire. They were informed that one person was still trapped in the burning containers. A badly burnt and charred body of a male person was discovered during firefighting operations, and a second body of which the gender could not be determined was later discovered as operations continued,” Mabaso reported. He added: “Four other patients were transported by ambulance to Kalafong Hospital before the arrival of the Tshwane Emergency Services on the scene. It is alleged that the four injured and two deceased are employees of a contractor that was contracted to do repair works on two container classrooms.” After the fire was extinguished, the scene was handed over to the police for further investigation.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Faizel Patel at The Citizen
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