Dozens left homeless after explosion in Springs informal settlement [SOUND]

# A massive explosion has ripped through an informal settlement in Springs in Ekurhuleni, leaving dozens of people homeless. Community members claimed the explosion was the result of explosives that illegal miners kept hidden inside the shacks. The area is known as a hotspot for illegal mining activities. Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson William Ntladi says the fire department received a call about a shack and a car on fire. However, emergency teams on the scene found a massive explosion had occurred: