VIDEO | Johannesburg CBD Explosion Media Briefing

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Gauteng authorities are set to brief the media on the Johannesburg CBD explosion this afternoon. One person died and 48 others were injured after an explosion ripped through Bree Street on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Search and Rescue personnel are looking for a child who went missing amid last night’s suspected gas explosion in Johannesburg’s CBD. Commissioner of the Gauteng Police Service, Elias Mawela, has urged anyone with missing relatives to contact the police.

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@sabcnews An explosion that occurred around 4pm in the Johannesburg CBD caused parts of Bree Street and Simmons to collapse. A number of cars and minibus taxis overturned and several stuck after parts of the streets were ripped apart by the force of the blast. #sabc #sabcnews #gasexploision #johannesburgcbd #breestreet ♬ original sound  – SABC News