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South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 34
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JOHANNESBURG, 31 December 2022, (TON): The health ministry said “the death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 34.”
A truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas became stuck under a bridge in Boksburg, triggering a leak and blast that instantly killed 10 people.
“The death toll from Boksburg explosion incident has risen to 34,” the ministry said, after 24 people died over the following days of severe burns or other wounds.
Among the victims were people who had approached to see the truck stuck under the bridge before being caught in the blast, as well as “11 health workers” at the nearby Tambo Memorial Hospital, it said.
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