The injured are transported to hospital after explosion close to Miragoane in Haiti’s southern Nippes area, officers say.
Greater than 15 folks have been killed and about 40 injured when a tanker truck leaking petrol exploded in southern Haiti, interim Prime Minister Garry Conille says.
Conille mentioned in a social media publish that he had spoken to authorities within the area of Nippes, the place Saturday’s explosion befell. Civil safety crews and different officers have been mobilised.
“The federal government stands in solidarity with all of the victims and their households and plans evacuations by way of helicopter,” Conille wrote.
The blast occurred because the victims have been making an attempt to retrieve gasoline that was leaking from the truck, witnesses instructed the AFP information company.
The injured have been transported to Sainte Therese Hospital within the port metropolis of Miragoane, about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Emmanuel Pierre, nationwide head of Civil Safety, instructed AFP victims in severe situation could be taken for therapy to different regional hospitals.
This isn’t the primary time that Haiti has seen a lethal tanker truck explosion lately.
In 2021, dozens of individuals have been killed within the northern metropolis of Cap-Haitien when a truck derailed whereas making an attempt to keep away from a motorcycle.
The Caribbean nation additionally has handled periodic gasoline shortages, exacerbated by hovering gang violence that has gripped Port-au-Prince and different areas.
