The four members from the same family are among the 17 people that were killed by the leakage of a gas cylinder at the Angelo Informal Settlement in Boksburg last week.
JOHANNESBURG - A Mozambican family that lost four people to a toxic gas leak is pleading for assistance to transport the bodies to their home country for burial.
The family has spoken against holding their funeral service in South Africa, saying they would prefer to lay them to rest in the presence of their loved ones.
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