Boksburg explosion

Boksburg explosion
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Date24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
Time6:15am–7:30am (SAST, GMT+2)
LocationBoksburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates26°13′08.4″S 28°14′36.7″E / 26.219000°S 28.243528°E / -26.219000; 28.243528
TypeLPG road tanker boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE)
Deaths41
Non-fatal injuries14
Missing2
Hospitalised49

The Boksburg explosion took place on 24 December 2022, when a fuel tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded underneath a railway bridge in Boksburg, in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa,[1] with a death toll of 41 people as of 18 January 2023.[2] Nearby infrastructure was damaged by the explosion.

  1. ^ "Death toll in South Africa fuel tanker explosion rises to 15". Al Jazeera. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Boksburg blast death toll rises to 41". eNCA. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.