Emergency services responded to reports of an alleged chemical explosion at a recycling facility in Germiston on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
Shawn Herbst, media liaison officer for Netcare 911, said paramedics responded at about 8.08am.<\/p>
\u201cReports from the scene indicated that four adult males sustained critical injuries, including extensive burn wounds, in what is believed to an aerosol container explosion,\u201d Herbst said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe patients were treated on scene by advanced life support paramedics from Netcare 911 and another service.\u201d
\nEkurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) were also on scene.<\/p>
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