Toxic gas leak in South Africa kills at least 17 people, including children
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By Zahid Mahmood and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have died from nitrate gas inhalation following a gas leak at an informal settlement camp in South Africa, according to state media. A disaster management agency official earlier said on Wednesday night that at least 24 people had die…
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At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said Thursday, revising the death toll after some people were resuscitated.
By Zahid Mahmood and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have died from nitrate gas inhalation following a gas leak at an informal settlement camp in South Africa, according to state media. A disaster management agency official earlier said on Wednesday night that at least 24 people had die…
South African police say at least 16 people, including three children, have died from a leak of a toxic nitrate gas that was being used by illegal miners to process gold. Emergency services initially announced that as many as 24 people might be dead in the Angelo settlement in the city of Boksburg o…
In tonight's edition: Three children are amongst 17 killed in a toxic gas leak on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Authorities suspect that equipment used by illegal gold miners is linked to the accident.…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 16 people, including three children, died when toxic gas leaked from a cylinder near Johannesburg, South African police said Wednesday.Emergency services said that as many as 24 people might be dead.
South African police say at least 16 people, including three children, have died from a leak of a toxic nitrate gas that was being used by illegal miners to process gold.
The death toll in a toxic gas leak in South Africa blamed on an illegal gold processing operation in a settlement of closely packed shacks has risen to 17. At least three children are among the dead.
JOHANNESBURG >> At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a toxic nitrate gas being used by illegal miners to process gold in a settlement of closely packed metal shacks, South African police and local officials said late Wednesday.
