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The Braamfontein blast that levelled an entire district

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In 1896, only 10 years after the discovery of gold, one of the largest single non-nuclear explosions in history, reverberated across Johannesburg.

On this day, 130 years ago, a train loaded with dynamite destined for the mines, blew up in Braamfontein.

The blast rattled windows in Pretoria and was heard 200km away in Klerksdorp.

HOT1027’s Al Prodgers reports…

18 Feb English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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