Three injured in Germiston factory 'explosion'

Three people were injured in an “explosion” at a Germiston factory on Wednesday afternoon, paramedic service ER24 said.

Earlier, ER24's Ineke van Huyssteen said that paramedics arrived about 3pm and found a patient with fatal injuries.

However, in a later release, she said: "No fatalities on the scene as reported earlier. Unfortunately, we made a mistake in our earlier press release."

A medical helicopter was used to airlift two of the injured to hospital, while the third was taken for treatment via ambulance.

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