Haiti tanker truck explosion kills 24

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 16, 2024 12:05 am

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A tanker truck leaking petrol exploded on the road Saturday in southwestern Haiti, killing 24 people, authorities said, as witnesses reported that victims had been trying to collect fuel leaking from the vehicle.

The explosion in Miragoane injured about 40 people, with some suffering burns over most of their bodies, Emmanuel Pierre, head of Haiti's civil protection agency, told AFP.

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