Page 43 - Cbd News Today

Several streets in the Johannesburg CBD have been closed after an explosion on Wednesday night.

A section of Bree Street, also known as Lilian Ngoyi Street, remains closed to vehicle traffic after the blast which ripped up the road on Wednesday.

More businesses were opened compared to Wednesday when most of the shops were closed.

As gas emerged as the most likely cause of an explosion that rocked the Joburg CBD, claiming one life and leaving 48 people injured, Egoli Gas confirmed that a "small leak" had been detected which it said was likely caused by the explosion.

Three power substations - Bree, Braamfontein and John Ware - were offline after Wednesday's blast and will remain so until the area is declared safe.

On Wednesday, an explosion occurred, “possibly on the gas lines underground”. One person was killed, some seriously injured and multiple vehicles, mostly taxis, were damaged.

The aftermath of the Bree Street explosion in downtown Johannesburg has left inner city residents with no power and one person confirmed dead and 48 people injured.

Officials have confirmed that 34 vehicles were damaged by an underground explosion in the Joburg CBD on Wednesday as the number of injured people was revised to 48 and gas emerged as the most likely cause.

Homeless people say there are people who enter the underground tunnels and emerge with copper cables but they are not part of their community

Most businesses on Bree Street remained operational, and vendors were back plying their trade