Meulriver diesel spill one of the biggest contaminations yet
Transnet says although massive, it shouldn't result in diesel supply shortages for Gauteng customers.
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Transnet says although massive, it shouldn't result in diesel supply shortages for Gauteng customers.
Fuel theft along a Transnet pipeline has resulted in a diesel spill that has since spread to Meul River in the Free State.
Transnet Pipelines (TPL) has experienced an unprecedented spate of fuel theft incidents on the pipelines and the associated infrastructure since 2019.
Transnet spokesperson Saret Knoetze said teams were trying to make the area safe to begin repairs to the pipeline after a botched fuel theft led to a fire that killed three people on Sunday.
Three people have died in an attempted fuel theft incident on the Transnet fuel pipeline in Durban in the early hours of Sunday morning.