Three men were hurt – one had to be airlifted to hospital – after a transformer they were working on exploded Monday afternoon in Pretoria West.
Emer-G-Med said Just after 12h00 on Monday there were reports of an explosion.
Paramedics responded to the emergency call in the industrial area of Pretoria West.
“Reports from the scene are that an electrical transformer exploded while three men were conducting maintenance on it,” said Emer-G-Med.
“A 50-year-old man was left with critical injuries and was airlifted with the assistance of the Netcare911 aeromedical helicopter to a specialist facility for the definitive care that he required.”
Emer-G-Med said two other men required advanced life support intervention to stabilise them before they were transported by ambulances to nearby hospitals for further medical care.
