Three people are dead after trying to steal fuel from a Transnet pipeline in Clairwood near Durban.
This resulted in a massive explosion, forcing residents in surrounding areas to seek refuge in a nearby football pitch.
Firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire to minimize the impact on the community and environment.
Transnet says the pipeline has been shut down.
The company says in the last two years, there’s been an unprecedented spate of fuel theft incidents on its pipelines.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Actors Menzi (Muzi Mthabela) and Fikile (Phindile Gwala) dump Imbewu: The Seed
Actors Muzi Mthabela and Phindile Gwala-Ngandu have left Durban-based e.tv soapie Imbewu: The Seed. The former Isibaya actor, who plays the role of Menzi in the weekly soapie, asked to be excused from the show, while Gwala-Ngandu, who portrays the character of Fikile, was allegedly dropped by the producers.
Sources close to Mthabela say that the actor, who is known for his role as Duma on the now canned Mzansi Magic soapie Isibaya, Learn More
