A man is dead and another seriously injured following a cannon explosion at a property in Pretoria West on Monday.
A neighbour, who had been in his house when he heard an explosion, said the man who was killed in the blast had owned a scrap metal dealership and was working on the site when the explosion occurred.
“When I got outside the man had been blown to pieces. It was a terrible sight,” the neighbour said.
Pretoria West police station commander Colonel Caroline Naidoo confirmed one cannon exploded while the two men were working on it this morning.
