🔍 Investigation into JoburgExplosion is complete – Methane identified as the cause. BreeStreet Johannesburg 🚧 More on TheCitizenNews ⬇️
On Wednesday, City Manager Floyd Brink said the investigation in the inner-cityThe investigation into the Lilian Ngoyi and Bree Streets explosion was conducted by a specialised team consisting of fire specialists, international engineers, structural experts, and professionals in occupational health and safety.internal capacity to handle such disasters, saying the level of expertise required to deal with the aftermath cannot be maintained in-house.
While the City’s existing technical skills are deemed competent, specialised skills are also required in this case, hence leveraging private sector knowledge and international expertise. The city manager expressed confidence in the ongoing response and recovery efforts and requested public patience and space for the successful recovery of the site and services.The cause of the explosion was found to be methane gas, which traveled up along the services tunnel from an unknown source.
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