Three people sustained injuries following an air explosion in the radiology unit of Polokwane Provincial Hospital on 20 August in Limpopo, South Africa, according to local news outlet Sunday World.
The explosion occurred when the three were decommissioning the MRI scanner, with the injured including two hospital employees and a technician from a private service provider, the report noted. The incident also left parts of the radiology wing at the hospital damaged.
After a site visit, Limpopo’s Member of the Executive Council for Health Dieketseng Mashego said that the incident involved “releasing excessive pressure from the machine” so that it could be shut down, according to the report. She recommended a temporary closure of the damaged facility, the report noted.
