Johannesburg Emergency Services have confirmed a blast in Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD that has caused the road to partially collapse. People are being urged to stay away from the area. Some reports say a gas explosion caused the road to collapse. Images posted on social media show cracked tarmac in the vicinity of the corner of Bree Street and Rissik. Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi.
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This is horrifying, i hope for the safety of all pedestrians, drivers and cyclers of Johannesburg. Sending love from Zambia🙏🏽
WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT 🙄. "No..this was a methane gas explosion from all the human waste that's accumulated under Jhb for years." 😢😢. All the manholes have been stolen for scrap, and the locals dump everything into the open holes, blocking up the sewage system. 😂😂😂😂. Like blocked arteries around the body eventually somethings going to blow. 😢😢😢..This is all the ANC governments fault.. They never cared about Jhb and they never ever will. This road will never be repaired properly, not in my lifetime. 😮😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😅.
Socialism caused this.
And still the masses will dance and sing and praise the name of the ANC!
Lack of maintenance of sewer pipe, therefor a build up of methane gas, no money for sewerage maintenance because the ANC stole all the money.
My question is when is the BRICS summit? I always think conspiracies, and in most cases some three letter agencies of the west do cause sabotage and espionage operations in countries to cause dispair and panic. The timing of the explosion comes when South Africa is making headways in global politics. I smell a rat, and this was no mere explosion there was an external hand in play.
Coupling to the pipe gas did experienced pressure which make it vulnerable to any tough situation,please keep the joining coupling of gas pipe for concrete analysis ,thanks.
Do it again, get a pay rise
Oh dear, back to a dirt road😅
This would never have happened in the Old South African Government…..yes I said that and it's a fact.
Haha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why must everything obvious to people be lied about again? This is a 5.0 magnitude earthquake not gas explosion.
Russia?
USA attacked
Punishment
The was methane build up in the drain pipes, and this is the result.
Poor reporting ! 14hours later , they not even sure of the street 😮it happend on, sad ! Poor security , poor public service net works … Reflects poor performance during crisis. Thus ! No info forthcoming !
All this is planned. There's gonna more to come, way worse. 5-10 hour blackouts everywhere, protests, looting and riots will all start happening. We witnessing a change of regime. Its all part of the power play.
major sinkhole but wait let me walk on top of it
Can i warn the South African security forces, please TAKE HID, Elchapo is on his way to get his Allie Thabo Bester! You heard it here first, don’t say i didn’t warn you!!!
Sewerage. Methane gas explosion
And knowing ANC, it’ll take forever to fix it🤦🏾.
They are being punished for voting for the ANC😂
Is the sign of if Zuma goes to jaim kuzobaMasimba i guess
Zimbabweans
Why are all these caused by gas
My money is on a methane buildup. Looks like it's one length of sewer pipe, which is probably blocked at both ends. Methane is fun to play with.
Anyone else waiting for the announcement, "we will now launch a commission of enquiry" into this situation in order to find out exactly what caused this incident….. They will reconvene in 2028 with their findings, by which time the taxies will be so used to driving down Bree street on the side walk that it will no longer be necessary to fix the road.
Entrepreneurs will move away from Johannesburg very soon
Geoengineers for years have warned Joburg Authorities to strictly control Zamazamas around Jhb old mines tunnels because they temper with pillars, all sot of pipes and the fear of igniting raw methuen gas causing explosions in the process, and then collapsing the whole city😮.
Watch 5 years later all the money to repair this will be stolen and that giant hole will still be there. ANC 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The ANC can’t even fix potholes. This will be like quantum physics to them.
Lack of maintenance. DUH whats new.
Sabc news has become so irrelevant, they jve turned ppl on the streets into their reporter's social media has made sabc news irrelevant they only interview ppl well after we've seen events online nd the ppl they interview dnt knw ish either mxm😅
That is simply earthquake !
Hulk
Keep Guessing 😅😂
There is no gas lines under the streets. But there are pockets of gas build ups when then pollution builds up to much and the methane explodes.
Bribery corruption unschooled idiots running the country halala mzansi
The whole situation screams sabotage 😢
The Fire Engines Ambulances Were Out To Help People But No One Can Confirm Where And How The Gas Explosion Came From And I Heard That Lots Of People Did Get Hurt In The Gas Explosion Unfortunately In CBD In Bree Street And Bree Street Has Collapsed In And Broken Into Pieces Bree Street Is A Big Main Taxi Rank In Bree Street Thank You So Much For The Update @ SABC News 👍👍
Is the gas explosion still anybodies gas?
😂😂😂😂
It would be strange if this was Dejave…
Looks like minor shakes.. thank goodness noones shaking the 🌍 yet… lol