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Update: Explosion victim identified
The man who died in an explosion Friday at DCM Lineboring was identified as Mr Matthews Thabethe.
Mr Thabethe was doing welding work on a water tanker when the explosion occurred.
With the impact of the explosion he was thrown about 15 metres into the air, whereafter he landed about 25 metres from the tanker.
He died a few minutes later.
The cause of the explosion is yet to be determined.
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