00:00 At least one person was killed and 48 people were injured after an explosion hit Johannesburg's
00:10 central business district on Wednesday.
00:13 The explosion toppled minibus taxis, created a crack in the road and sent pedestrians running
00:19 away from the blast.
00:20 A video of the incident showing the moment the explosion took place has surfaced.
00:25 Other pictures and videos that have surfaced on social media showed huge cracks and holes
00:29 in the middle of roads and cars toppling along Johannesburg's Bree Street.
00:35 People residing in flats along Bree Street have been advised to evacuate from the buildings.
00:40 While gas was suspected to be the cause of the explosion, it is not clear if it was from
00:45 a leak in the city's underground pipes or from another undetermined source.
00:51 Several experts have been called in to determine what might have caused the explosion.
00:56 The company that supplied gas to that part of the city said it did not believe its underground
01:01 pipelines were responsible as authorities first thought.
01:04 "We are still searching for the source," said Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of the Gauteng
01:10 province where Johannesburg is located.
01:12 "Buildings are in danger of collapsing.
01:15 The damage is extensive," he said, adding that the vehicles were flipped over by the
01:19 explosion.
01:20 Others had tumbled into gaping crevices that appeared in the middle of the roads as the
01:24 damage resembled a scene from an apocalyptic movie.
01:28 In the moments immediately after the blast, people were seen running as smoke poured out
01:32 of a crack in the road.
01:34 Some people were evacuated from the area when it's denied due to fears of a second explosion
01:38 or that multi-storey buildings in a downtown section of the city might collapse.
01:43 As many as 12 remained in several Johannesburg hospitals for medical treatment, the other
01:47 36 people who were hurt had been discharged.
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