South Africa Gas Leak Deaths

Police in South Africa say at least 16 people, including three children, have died from leak of toxic gas. Emergency services, meanwhile, say as many as 24 people may be dead. It isn’t immediately clear why there is a discrepancy in the death toll. Police said Wednesday the incident happened in an informal settlement in the city of Boksburg on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg. Police say two people have been taken to the hospital for treatment. An emergency services spokesman says the gas leak has stopped, and teams are...