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Health Minister Joe Phaahla says no new patients will be admitted to the Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg east of Johannesburg, as a result of some damage caused by the gas tanker explosion.

Aftermath of tanker explosion in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg.The death toll currently stands at 15.Phaahla says patients should use other hospitals in surrounding areas.

“There will be no new admissions so that the situation can stabilise, in a case of absolute emergency, they are attended to. But they are largely diverted. We also appeal to members of the community to use other clinics and hospitals until further notice. For the current moment, most of the services are suspended. And we advise surrounding community members to use adjacent facilities.”

Phaahla says three OR Tambo Hospital staff member are amongst those that were killed in the in the gas tanker explosion.Sadly, three of the staff injured … staff members have passed on; a driver and two enrolled nurses who got severe burns. The severe staff injuries in the hospital affected people who were in the parking and members of the public outside. As of Saturday night at 18:00, the number of patients admitted in the facility is 321. No new patients have been admitted since then.

The party’s national spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys says, “We also call for the immediate arrest of Infinite Group CEO, which is the logistics company that the truck carrying the gas belongs to. Ultimately, the CEO is responsible for all operations of the company. The authorities must not treat the CEO as a bystander. The lives lost and damage caused demand that someone is held accountable criminally and the CEO is the first respondent to this tragic crisis.

 

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As a doctor affected in the blast and injured, there are still patients being admitted to Tambo. Our working conditions are shocking. DOH don’t care to close the hospital in these conditions . What a shame

Who was in charge of the fire fighters? Why did they go so close to the gas fire? They are supposed to be trained to know what the hazards of a gas fire is. Why did they not cordon off the area with a 200m radius when they arrived there? Who is the fire chief?

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Number fatalities from Boksburg tanker explosion increases to 15 - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has confirmed that the number of fatalities in the tanker explosion accident in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, has risen to 15, three of the deceased are staff members of OR Tambo Memorial Hospital. Damn!....💔 OMG!! These are indeed sad news, my their souls R.I.P. That's sad 😭
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