The variety of deaths as a result of gasoline tanker explosion has tripled because the incident occurred on Christmas Eve.
Households and pals of victims of a gasoline tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve gathered on Friday morning for a memorial service, even because the dying toll elevated to 34 from an earlier estimate of 27, the provincial well being division mentioned.
Well being Minister Joe Phaahla joined kin of the victims to pay their respects by lighting candles on the Boksburg Civic Centre.
The blast tore the roof off the emergency division on the Tambo Memorial hospital within the metropolis’s Boksburg suburb on Saturday. Many bystanders have been additionally injured, whereas it destroyed homes and a number of other vehicles.
The newest casualty numbers have been introduced in a press release on Friday by a spokesperson for the Gauteng Division of Well being.
“The Division of Well being can affirm that the dying toll from Boksburg Explosion incident has risen to 34 as of Friday, 30 December 2022,” it mentioned.
The victims included 11 well being staff and 23 members of the general public, the spokesperson mentioned, including that the numbers have been always being up to date. The extreme nature of the burns inflicted by the blast was anticipated to lead to a rise within the variety of deaths, authorities had earlier mentioned.
The victims included youngsters as younger as 9, based on a message shared by the well being division on social media commemorating a memorial for the victims.
In the meantime, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised aid to the victims and mentioned authorities have been investigating the incident.
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