The victims said the blast, which killed 41 people just over a year ago, changed their lives for the worst and they were left to pick up the pieces themselves, which the Gauteng government said was untrue.
Eyewitness News visited some of the survivors, who expressed disappointment in what they described as government s reluctance to cushion them from the after-effects of the blast.
On 24 December 2022, a gas tanker wedged beneath a railway bridge in Boksburg exploded, leaving 41 people dead, nearby homes gutted, and parts of the Tambo Memorial Hospital severely damaged.
The explosion took place near the Tambo Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve last year, killing 41 people, damaging nearby homes and gutting parts of the medical facility.