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An emergency services spokesperson has said illegal mining operations are suspected in the deadly gas leak.
A suspected gas leak has killed as many as 16 people including three children, in Boksburg, South Africa, a suburb just outside of Johannesburg.
William Ntladi, an emergency services spokesperson for the nearby municipality of Ekurhuleni, said the gas leak emanated from a cylinder in the Angelo camp, an informal settlement with limited public services.
Emergency services were called around 8pm local time (18:00 GMT) to attend to what was thought to be a gas explosion. However, first…
