City of Johannesburg promises water and electricity will be restored soon
By Neo Poho
As technicians with ground-penetrating radar, were seen entering a manhole near the site of a gas explosion on Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree Street) in the Johannesburg city centre, the City of Johannesburg is anticipating that by Monday the 24th of July 2023, water and electricity will be restored.
The City's emergency management services team has been using positive-pressure ventilation fans to blow out trapped gas in the underground system and Johannesburg's city manager, Floyd Brink promised the tunnels would be gas-free in time to restore the electricity on Monday.
"By Monday, we anticipate that all manholes will be safe to open, including welded manholes, once the ventilation is concluded and the gas has been successfully extracted into the atmosphere.
The Disaster Management and Social Development teams would arrange warm meals for residents after ward councillors received complaints that residents could not cook meals without electricity," Brink said.
As Meals on Wheels members also started to hand out packages of stew with vegetables and starch, Johannesburg Water has deployed 25 chemical toilets, five stationary tanks and four roaming water tankers for residents.
Meanwhile, from the night of the blast to the present day, the holes in the ground have widened, and Brink warned it was possible the road would cave in if people entered the site.
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