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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.
The cylinders, often stolen, are first drained of gas, then cut open so that ore can be placed in them along with a steel ball which crushes the ore as the cylinder is rotated. [4] [5] The gas escaped within the densely populated Angelo shanty town in Boksburg. The victims were found within a radius of 100 meters (328 feet) from the leak. [6 ...
The state hit Atmos with a $1.6 million fine in 2021 as a result of the explosion, and required the company to submit plans to fix the problems. Downtown Fort Worth also saw another gas explosion ...
July 28 – A gas line explosion and fire occurred in Martin County, Texas, which injured four workers. A ditching truck hit an existing high-pressure gas line, causing an explosion and fire. [6] July 29 – A contractor ruptured a gas pipeline in Mont Belvieu, Texas, causing an explosion and fire. There were no injuries.
The explosion happened in Deer Park, a city about 18 miles east of Houston. According to reports from local news station ABC13 , the fire spread south under Spencer Highway into the borders of the ...
Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of a historic Texas hotel to try to find anyone who might still be trapped inside, one day after an apparent gas explosion rocked downtown Fort Worth.
March 28, 2012 – An explosion at a natural gas compression station in Susquehanna County. [137] May 19, 2012 – Leroy Twp., Contamination from leaking gas well, [138] May 15, 2013 – A fire and possible explosion, at a Susquehanna County gas compressor station. [139] January 11, 2014 – Susquehanna County, Explosion, 1 injured [140]
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