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Faizel Patel – 10/08/2021
Eskom employees suspected of being behind an explosion at Medupi Power Station have been placed on precautionary suspension.
The power utility says this decision was taken following a preliminary investigation.
Eskom says a generation unit caught alight on Sunday night and affected another unit.
Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says inspectors have been on site after the blast caused extensive damage on one of the generating units.
“The incident occurred during the activity to displace hydrogen with carbon dioxide and air respectively, for the purposes of finding an external leak. It also appears that there was a deviation from the procedure for carrying out this activity. As such Eskom has undertaken to place those employees who were responsible to manage and execute this work under precautionary suspension pending the conclusion of the investigation.”
It says all employees who were on duty were accounted for while several employees were treated for shock.
No other serious injuries were reported.
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