Gas explosion occurred on Wednesday evening at Bree Street, in Johannesburg CBD.
The incident was mistaken to be another earthquake, but reports confirmed that the incident was caused by a gas explosion,
According to an alert sent by the Johannesburg Joint Operating Committee of Alexandra, Midrand, Sandringham and Sandton, the underground gas explosion took place at about 5.46 pm.
ER24 confirmed several patients with minor to moderate injuries but no fatalities.
The explosion quaked the roads, leaving fatal damages on it, and causing a sinkhole.
Photos and videos of the damages have gone viral on social media.
