Underground fuel explosion in Johannesburg CBD

Group policing boards have simply launched a press release detailing that there was an explosion on Bree St in Johannesburg Central on 19 July, 2023.

A press release by the Johannesburg North Joint Operations Committee (JOC) reads “we’re conscious of an explosion on Bree Road in JHB CBD presumably on the fuel strains underground,”

No experiences have confirmed the reason for the suspected blast but, however the JOC suspect that it could have been brought on by fuel strains underground.

In keeping with a live update printed in regards to the occasion on News24, officers are involved whether or not fuel strains have been switched off, if the explosion was certainly brought on by fuel.

These folks clearly don’t realise the hazards of being close to the fuel explosion scene. pic.twitter.com/xtWQXz2ZKT

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 19, 2023

In footage and footage posted by customers in Bree St. on the time of the explosion, vehicles and minibuses could be seen overturned with home windows shattered, and Bree and Simmonds St. roads have break up open.

The general public has been warned to avoid the world and emergency companies are on the scene to deal with scores of people that have sustained minor to average accidents, in accordance with ER24 posted in an replace to Twitter. Emergency companies add that no deadly accidents have been reported but.

[UPDATE] – Preliminary experiences present that a number of folks sustained minor to average accidents. No fatalities have been reported up to now. pic.twitter.com/M8NmYTzR65

— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) July 19, 2023

In keeping with experiences by EWN, site visitors is at a standstill in Joburg’s CBD and regulation enforcement try to shut off streets as automobiles are being diverted away from affected space.

Police and emergency companies are trying to find injured folks within the space as darkness descends in Joburg’s CBD.

It is a creating story.

Function Picture: Twitter / @saxxaba