The injured are being taken to hospital after the explosion close to Miragoane within the Nippes area in southern Haiti, authorities mentioned.
Greater than 15 folks had been killed and about 40 injured when a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti, interim Prime Minister Garry Conille mentioned.
Conille mentioned in a social media put up that he had spoken to authorities within the Nippes area, the place Saturday’s explosion occurred. Civil safety groups and different officers have been mobilized.
“The federal government stands in solidarity with all of the victims and their households and is planning helicopter evacuations,” Conille wrote.
The explosion occurred because the victims had been attempting to recuperate gas that was spilling from the truck, witnesses instructed the AFP information company.
The injured had been taken to Sainte Therese Hospital within the port city of Miragoane, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of the capital Port-au-Prince.
Emmanuel Pierre, nationwide head of civil safety, instructed AFP that victims in severe situation can be transferred for remedy to different regional hospitals.
This isn’t the primary time Haiti has suffered a lethal tanker explosion lately.
In 2021, dozens of individuals had been killed within the northern metropolis of Cap-Haitien when a truck derailed whereas attempting to keep away from a bike.
The Caribbean nation has additionally needed to cope with periodic gas shortages, exacerbated by rising gang violence that has affected Port-au-Prince and different areas.
