Following gas inhalation during what is believed to be illegal mining activities, 16 individuals were reported deceased on Wednesday night at the Angelo Squatter camp west of Boksburg.
William Ntladi, a spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services, who is on the scene, reports that they received a call shortly after 20h00 about what was initially believed to be a gas explosion. When they arrived, according to Tladi, they discovered that the source of the leak was a gas cylinder from one of the yards inside the informal settlement.
Initial research, according to him, suggests that this may be related to illegal mining in the region.
“When we arrived, we discovered that there had been a gas leak rather than an explosion. I can see you while I speak to you
