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.
Image: Antonio Muchave
Three power substations — Bree, Braamfontein and John Ware — were offline after Wednesday's inner city blast and will remain so until the area is declared safe.
Image: Antonio Muchave
On Wednesday Sowetan spoke to eyewitnesses who were in the CBD as events unfolded.
IN PICS | Joburg CBD explosion aftermath
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.
Three power substations — Bree, Braamfontein and John Ware — were offline after Wednesday's inner city blast and will remain so until the area is declared safe.
On Wednesday Sowetan spoke to eyewitnesses who were in the CBD as events unfolded.
This is what the CBD looked like on Wednesday evening
On video is security guard Sipho Sibu talking to Sowetan about the explosion.
On Thursday Sowetan staffers went out into the inner city to document the extent of the damage.
Egoli Gas confirmed that a “small leak” had been detected which it said was likely caused by the explosion.
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