Preliminary investigations indicate that a fire and explosion at a superette in Woodstock in Cape Town were caused by a gas leakage.
Two people suffered serious burn wounds during the incident on Thursday night. A car was also destroyed. The two men who had suffered burns are said to be recovering in hospital.
The fire had broken out at a business premises which caused a series of secondary explosions due to gas bottles that caught alight.
Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Safety Division says a two-plate gas stove was found near two 48 kilogramme gas tanks inside the building.
It says an adjacent take-away enterprise was not affected and only suffered smoke damage. The Safety Division says the usage of 48 kilogram gas bottles inside a premises is illegal and contravenes a city by-law. It should be a maximum of19 kilogrammes.
A fire broke out in a building in Woodstock in Cape Town last night, setting off a number of explosions.
Two men were taken to hospital with serious burn wounds. #MorningLive #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/PjKQbdUBQP— MorningLiveSABC (@MorningLiveSABC) September 23, 2022
