{"id":197350,"date":"2019-02-18T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197350\/man-critical-after-gas-cylinder-explodes-in-klippoortje-ah\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T23:19:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T21:19:57","slug":"man-critical-after-gas-cylinder-explodes-in-klippoortje-ah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/18\/man-critical-after-gas-cylinder-explodes-in-klippoortje-ah\/","title":{"rendered":"Man critical after gas cylinder explodes in Klippoortje AH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netcare 911 responded to reports of an explosion at a house in Dragon Street, Klippoortje AH, at 2.51pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports from the scene indicated that an elderly man sustained serious burns to his entire body when an LPG cylinder exploded in a residential house,\u201d said Shawn Herbst, media liaison officer for Netcare 911.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197351\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-197351\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALGAS_05070-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALGAS_05070-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALGAS_05070-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALGAS_05070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALGAS_05070.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netcare 911 paramedics transported the man to hospital for further treatment. Photo: Courtesy of Netcare 911<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe patient was treated on scene by a Netcare 911 emergency care practitioner and once stabilised was transported by ambulance in a critical condition to hospital for further treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS), as well as the SAPS and provincial ambulance services, were on scene.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCircumstances leading up to the gas cylinder exploding will be investigated by the SAPS,\u201d said Herbst.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197247\/dems-firefighters-attain-international-qualification\/\" target=\"_blank\">DEMS firefighters attain international qualification<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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