A young child died and seven children were hospitalised this is after they consumed chemical substances, which were dumped on a field in
Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Theo Layne
said the chemicals that were dumped contented include sodium chlorate, sodium
nitrate and sodium phosphate.
Layne explains that they responded to a
call from Silversands corner of Symphony way where they discovered a quantity of
hazardous material that was illegally dumped on an open field.
Layne explains that the law enforcement officials
were also taken to the hospital are all in a satisfactory condition.
The origin of the chemicals are still unknown
at this stage and it has been handed over to the SAPS for further investigation
and the incident has been cleared.
Meanwhile the African Christian Democratic
Part today said it has for a long time called for the City of Cape Town
ACDP said the City is indirectly
responsible for the reckless behaviour of businesses and community members
continuing due to not tightening the by laws on illegal dumping and a lack of
policing of illegal dumping.
ACDP’s Demetrius Dudley said that the City
needs to get down to the bottom of this and there need to be stricter by-laws
in place, there needs to be signs in place, people need to be encouraged to
report vehicles that are dumping with number plates and company names so that
the City can come down heavily on the perpetrators and hold them to book.
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