An eyewitness in Johannesburg CBD’s Bree Street gas explosion has gone viral over her account of what happened.
Images via Twitter:
@pastorthedj
WATCH: Bree Street gas explosion ‘witness’ has Mzansi in stitches
Ten past four? A witness has shared her hilarious account of what happened during the Bree Street gas explosion this week.
An eyewitness in Johannesburg CBD’s Bree Street gas explosion has gone viral over her account of what happened.
Images via Twitter:
@pastorthedj
A clip of an eyewitness of the Johannesburg CBD gas explosion in Bree Street has had social media users in hysterics over her account of what transpired.
The woman spoke to the SABC about being on the scene of the initial incident on Wednesday, 19 July.
In clips that went viral, a loud explosion sent parked mini-buses into the air, splitting the road underneath.
One fatality has been confirmed, reports IOL.
ALSO READ: One person killed, 41 others injured in JHB gas explosion
WATCH: GAS EXPLOSION WITNESS SHARES HILARIOUS ACCOUNT
In the clip, the woman recounts her experience of the gas explosion in Bree Street (renamed Lillian Ngoyi).
While the incident was no laughing matter, her animated account had social media users amused.
Watch the clip below…
Here’s what Twitter users had to say
@PastortheDJ: “I blame the reporter. She let this drag on for too long.”
@TshepoRase: “This English is not make sure.”
@Tshidi_G: “I saw this and couldn’t believe it”.
WHAT CAUSED THE BREE STREET INCIDENT?
According to EWN, the City of Johannesburg engineers have narrowed down the Bree Street gas explosion to three possible causes.
They are
- The result of sewerage coming into contact with methane gas
- The combination of natural gas and oxygen in underground service ducts
- A burst gas pipe leak
According to authorities, the investigation is ongoing.
City Manager Floyd Brink said in a press briefing on Thursday: “We still need to get to the bottom of this.
“We need to do that rubble removal and so forth, and we have indicated that at this stage, it’s difficult for us to bring in any heavy machinery because the risk is too high for us because any spark can lead to any other further disaster, or any other blast so that we wouldn’t want to do.”
