2023 Boksburg gas leak

Not to be confused with Boksburg explosion.

2023 Boksburg gas leak
Date5 July 2023
LocationBoksburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
CauseSuspected nitric oxide gas leak linked to illegal gold mining
Deaths17
Non-fatal injuries10

On 5 July 2023, a gas leak killed 17 people, including three children, in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa.[1] Ten other people were hospitalised.[2]

  1. ^ "At Least 16 Are Killed in Suspected Gas Leak in South Africa". The New York Times. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing has risen to 17". Associated Press. 6 July 2023.