Gas cylinder blast leaves trail of destruction

The explosion ripped through a busy street at Light Industrial area opposite Midas Francistown shattering windows of nearby businesses and injuring eight people in its wake.

The heavy blast was heard a few kilometres from the scene and even at the Mmegi/The Monitor offices about 1,2 kilometres away. People from the nearby Itekeng, popularly known as Area W, came to the scene in droves upon hearing the blast which sent shrapnels hurtling to the roof of Midas Francistown where they remained stuck on the roof.