Lesufi: ‘Heartbreaking’ scenes at Angelo informal settlement
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the scene of the Boksburg gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement east of Johannesburg on Wednesday evening was a traumatic scene.
Lesufi was briefing the media on the latest updates following the incident.
The gas leak claimed the lives of at least 17 people.
Three children were among the victims on Wednesday evening, including a 1-year-old.
Among those admitted to the hospital, four are reportedly critical, and 11 are in a serious but stable condition.
"It was heartbreaking. I regretted why we had to go through that scene. It is something that we might need assistance with personally because the bodies were scatted everywhere,” said Premier Lesufi.
"I want to thank our team because they knew exactly where each body was, and they knew exactly how that particular body arrived where it was. You could see that people were trying to run away from the scene, and they started to fall as they were trying to get to areas where they could escape."
Lesufi said nine men, five women, and three children were among the victims.
"The report that was sent this morning stated that in ward 12 there are three children, two of them aged four and the other is nine. In ward 16 we have one female and three males who are awake and breathing. In ward 20, we have got one female on oxygen awake and talking and there five others that were later admitted this morning. There is one who is on oxygen and there is one that passed on."
Currently 10 people are hospitalised.
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