by
Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | August 22, 2024
Polokwane Provincial Hospital in Limpopo Image: Google Maps
Three people have been injured following an "explosion" at the Polokwane Provincial Hospital in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa.
The injured are two hospital employees and a technician from a private company,
according to local news outlet SABC. The explosion reportedly occurred while an MR scanning machine was being decommissioned.
Parts of the radiology wing at the hospital have been damaged and closed, and the financial impact of the explosion is still being evaluated.
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“Indeed there was an explosion, it was an accidental explosion that happened when our service provider was busy decommissioning the MR machine," said Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego from the Limpopo Department of Health. "When they are decommissioning, it involves releasing pressure from the machine so that it can be shut down. So [for] the technicians from the company that we are using, unfortunately, that is when the accident happened.”
