"https://scontent-jnb1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/cp0/p40x40/106509896_10158914371941393_7398305479198979494_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=dbb9e7&_nc_ohc=HhyAMuHFx2QAX_fwqie&_nc_ht=scontent-jnb1-1.xx&oh=c09d9c3447e46bdbca499bfedd4f0efa&oe=5F228A4F"Merentia van der Vent IAstron refinery incident In the early hours of this morning an explosion occurred at the Astron fuel refinery in the industrial area of Montague Gardens in Cape
Town.
The Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, says the situation is currently
under control.
"The City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue services responded immediately and were on the scene within minutes.
The incident is reported to have been on the production side, not storage side.
At this stage information is still coming in but there are no current concerns about pollution or increased risk for the community to be concerned about following from this incident.
We will continue to update the public as more information becomes available." Firefighters from the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Department will remain on the scene until operations have been concluded.
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