(CNN)South African police probe 17 deaths at East London tavern
Source: CNN
South African authorities were on Sunday investigating the deaths of at least 17 people at a tavern in East London.
Police do not know if there are any survivors from the incident because its unclear how many people were in the Enyobeni Tavern in the first place, Eastern Cape Police spokesperson Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana told CNN.
The cause of the incident is currently under investigation, and many people have gathered at the scene trying to find loved ones.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/africa/south-afria-tavern-deaths-intl/index.html
James48
(4,436 posts)What happened? The article doesnt say anything as to what happened.
Update- now reports say 22 found dead inside the night club- may have been something in the air, a gas or something similar.
Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)pressbox69
(2,252 posts)If the favorite African American of Ron DeathSantis, Elon Muskrat had a hand in this.
Lucky Luciano
(11,256 posts)EX500rider
(10,847 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,327 posts)Face the size of a canned ham and crazy eyes.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)applegrove
(118,654 posts)Talitha
(6,589 posts)What a terrible tragedy.
Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,454 posts)There have been many stories about tainted alcohol involved in deaths of patrons of small pubs in S. A. Not intentional, mind you, just bootleg (and cheap) alcohol with impurities and poisons.
canetoad
(17,160 posts)Southern hemisphere, it's winter, faulty heater or furnace - just spitballing here, I have no idea of the climate there, but it's bloody cold here in Oz.
Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,454 posts)wouldn't their faces have revealed the discoloration that CO poisoning usually causes ? A sort of a bright cherry red . . .
milestogo
(16,829 posts)but winter is not very cold there. Maybe heat would be needed overnight.