2023 Boksburg gas leak

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.