Blast in a factory in Durban
An explosion occurred at a ferromanganese smelter factory in Cato Ridge near Durban on Sunday morning, in which one person killed & another nine critically injured. In this explosion 1 person died & nine were in a critical condition, with each having suffered burns to 80% of their bodies.
The Durban Fire Fighters was attending the scene at the Assmang ferromanganese smelter 60km from Durban. An official of fire fighters said, “There had been an explosion on one of the boilers in the factory followed by a fire. The fire had been extinguished”.
The provincial Emergency Medical Rescue Service said that two people were killed; however this could not be confirmed. The factory has been subject to a Labour Department inquiry into workers exposure to poisonous fumes that have resulted in 40 alleged cases of manganism.
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