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Plans under way for burial arrangements of gas leak victims

The Ekurhuleni Municipality says it is considering engaging the embassies of the countries of origin of victims of the deadly gas leak incident in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg to discuss plans for burial. Seventeen people died and 11 others have been hospitalised following the incident which happened in the Angelo informal settlement on Wednesday. A gas cylinder was discovered at a shack used to process gold from illegal mining. The […]

8 July 2023

International

10 dead, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan’s Aqaba port

Ten people died and 251 were injured in a toxic gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan's Aqaba port, state television reported on Monday, as authorities called on residents to shut windows and stay indoors, Reuters reports. The leak came after a tank filled with toxic gas fell while being transported, state news agency, Petra, said, citing the spokesperson of the Public Security Directorate. A video posted on state television's Twitter page showed a storage tank falling from a winch and slamming into […]

28 June 2022

International

Death toll climbs to 22 in Havana hotel blast, gas leak suspected

A powerful explosion due to a suspected gas leak ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana, killing at least 22 people Friday, according to official tallies. Rescuers pulled four bodies out of the rubble in the early evening as they combed through what remained of the prestigious Saratoga Hotel looking for survivors. At least one woman with whom rescuers made contact was alive in the debris, officials said, adding […]

7 May 2022

Gas Leak

Plans under way for burial arrangements of gas leak victims

10 dead, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan’s Aqaba port

Death toll climbs to 22 in Havana hotel blast, gas leak suspected

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