The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Boksburg, South Africa, a city east of Johannesburg, has risen to 15, the health minister said Sunday.

南非卫生部长周日表示，约翰内斯堡以东城市博克斯堡发生油罐车爆炸，死亡人数已上升至15人。

The authorities in South Africa say at least 16 people, including children, have died from inhaling toxic gas in an informal settlement near Boksburg, east of Johannesburg.

南非当局表示，在约翰内斯堡东部博克斯堡附近的一个非正式定居点，包括儿童在内的至少 16 人因吸入有毒气体而死亡。