Cape Town - 5 injured in factory explosion

An explosion at a factory has left five people injured in an industrial area near Strand.

When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene the Fire Department was in attendance. The fire had already been extinguished and the Fire Department crews were treating the patients.

One patient was in a serious but stable condition and the rest were in a moderate condition. The patients were treated for burns and smoke inhalation and transported to Vergelegen Medi-Clinic.

The details around the explosion were unknown but the necessary authorities will be investigating the incident.