2,500 police trainees evacuated from Tshwane SAPS Training Academy due to nearby gas pipeline explosion.

2,500 police trainees were evacuated from South Africa's Tshwane SAPS Training Academy due to a gas pipeline explosion nearby. The training academy itself was unaffected, but General Fannie Masemola, national police commissioner, deemed the evacuation a necessary precaution for trainee safety. The explosion at a nearby business site was confirmed as a methane gas incident. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

August 21, 2024
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