A chemical explosion in Little Falls left residents gasping for air before midnight yesterday, 19 February.
Just after 11pm, the BCI control room received a call of an explosion on the community WhatsApp group, reporting what sounded like a huge explosion which turned into a toxic and repulsive smell rocking the neighborhood.
While multiple security companies searched the area for the source, BCI Security’s Quinton Young said a resident approached one of their managers from Cascades Road and explained that the explosion came from behind them in Hoogeland, Little Falls.
“Their windows were blown out and a strong smell was in the house forcing them to stay outside,” Young reported.
“On further investigation, the house was discovered and residents were found sitting outside, in shock,” he added.
It was initially speculated that the residents were producing sanitiser in a steel drum and forgot to decant. However, Young clarified after meeting with the property owner that he stored the drum to transport it to Limpopo, but his mistake was to leave it in the sun for the whole day.
“The resident directly behind has structural damage to the property and most of their windows blown out,” Young provided the report.
He further explained that medics were on the scene to treat the patients last night.
