Man killed in wine tank blast
2005-02-22 18:23
Bonnievale - A farm worker was killed on Tuesday morning when a wine tank exploded on a Western Cape farm, police said.
Captain William Reid said the man was sitting on the wine tank on the Mooi-uitsig farm in the Bonnievale area when the accident happened.
At the time he was mixing the contents of the tank with an electrical mixer.
"Apparently a spark came from the mixer and the gasses inside the tank ignited, causing an explosion.
The cement top of the tank was blown off, Reid said.
The worker was found dead inside the tank after the blast.
- SAPA