Overview
- The blast in New Doornfontein caused the transformer room and an adjoining boundary wall to collapse.
- EMS responded at about 06:15 and Gauteng provincial ambulances transported the injured to nearby hospitals.
- Officials reported that all residents in the affected area were accounted for with no one trapped under debris.
- The site remains secured for technical assessments, and the cause of the explosion is under investigation by City Power.
- EMS said the injured include a student and three security guards near a student residence.