'Fatal' Blast At South African Shopping Mall A blast at a shopping mall in Johannesburg has killed at least two people, police in South Africa have said. The explosion happened at a currency exchange store in the Eastgate centre, according to Wilfred Kgasago, the chief superintendent of Ekurhuleni Police. The cause of the blast, which injured at least three people, is not yet known, he said. A spokesman for the mall said no buildings had collapsed and insisted the centre was "trading as normal." The Eastgate mall contains more than 270 stores, according to its website.