At around 10h30 today a road tanker, in a loading bay at the Sasol Solvents plant in Germiston, caught fire resulting in an explosion.
The fire was quickly contained and then extinguished. One injury was sustained, a possible broken ankle, and the patient is currently being treated in hospital.
The cause of the fire is not yet known and is being investigated.
For more information, please contact the Sasol Investor Relations team.
The Sasol Investor Relations team
Tel.: +27 11 441 3113 / 3563 / 3321
investor.relations@sasol.com
Sasol is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests. Based in South Africa and operating worldwide, Sasol is listed on the NYSE and JSE stock exchanges. We are the leading provider of liquid fuels in South Africa and a major international producer of chemicals. Sasol uses proprietary technologies for the commercial production of synthetic fuels and chemicals from low-grade coal and natural gas. We manufacture more than 200 fuel and chemical products that are sold worldwide. In South Africa we also operate coal mines to provide feedstock for our synthetic fuels plants. Sasol operates the only inland crude oil refinery in South Africa. The group produces crude oil in offshore Gabon, supplies Mozambican natural gas to end-user customers and petrochemical plants in South Africa, and with partners involved in gas-to-liquids fuel joint ventures in Qatar and Nigeria.
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The fire was quickly contained and then extinguished. One injury was sustained, a possible broken ankle, and the patient is currently being treated in hospital.
The cause of the fire is not yet known and is being investigated.
For more information, please contact the Sasol Investor Relations team.
The Sasol Investor Relations team
Tel.: +27 11 441 3113 / 3563 / 3321
investor.relations@sasol.com
Sasol is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests. Based in South Africa and operating worldwide, Sasol is listed on the NYSE and JSE stock exchanges. We are the leading provider of liquid fuels in South Africa and a major international producer of chemicals. Sasol uses proprietary technologies for the commercial production of synthetic fuels and chemicals from low-grade coal and natural gas. We manufacture more than 200 fuel and chemical products that are sold worldwide. In South Africa we also operate coal mines to provide feedstock for our synthetic fuels plants. Sasol operates the only inland crude oil refinery in South Africa. The group produces crude oil in offshore Gabon, supplies Mozambican natural gas to end-user customers and petrochemical plants in South Africa, and with partners involved in gas-to-liquids fuel joint ventures in Qatar and Nigeria.
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