Gas Leak Deaths - Govt Urged to Act On Illegal Mining scrollaafrica: SouthAfrica
Five women, three children, including a one-year-old, and nine men were all killed after Wednesday night's gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.
After a visit from Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Ekurhuleni Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana and other officials from the city of Ekurhuleni, provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela also paid a visit to the victims and families of the deceased. Mawela said residents in different communities must help the police by reporting such illegal activities before tragedy strikes.
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