Johannesburg Residents Urged to Avoid City Center After Blast
- Gauteng Premier Lesufi warns of risk of another explosion
- Unexplained blast killed one person, injured 48 others
A damaged road after the blast in Johannesburg on July 20.
Photographer: Luca Sola/AFP/Getty Images
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South African authorities investigating the cause of a massive explosion in Johannesburg’s central business district have warned residents to avoid the area because of the risk of another blast.
“A second explosion may occur and therefore we need to isolate the affected streets and areas, and we’ve done that” Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of the central Gauteng province which includes the country’s biggest city, said at an event on Thursday. “We are urging people to stay away.”