City of Cape Town official dies after explosion caused by vandalised cables | News24

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Terence Henry Stringer died in hospital on 16 April, after suffering injuries when severely vandalised cables exploded on 4 April. Stringer, four contractors and a member of the public were injured when the insulation on the damaged cables further deteriorated and caused an explosion. The electricity team attended to the outage in Gugulethu that was affecting the power supply to both Manenberg and Gugulesthu.

4 months ago·Cape Town, South Africa

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City of Cape Town official dies after explosion caused by vandalised cables | News24

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