Fuel truck explosion in Haiti kills 24
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, the explosion of a truck carrying fuel on a road near the city of Miraguen, Haiti left 24 dead.
In this incident, 40 people were also injured, half of whom suffered third-degree burns.
Gary Connell, the Prime Minister of Haiti, after being at the scene of the accident, announced that some of the victims were seriously injured and were on their way to the hospital by helicopter to receive specialized care. became.
The Haitian emergency has not provided any details about the identity of the dead. According to the reports, the injured are mostly men, but three women and a child are also seen among them.
One of the eyewitnesses of this incident said that the fuel tank of the mentioned truck was punctured by another car and people rushed to the place to collect fuel.
According to this eyewitness, after the explosion, people near the truck were burned.
At least 60 people died in a similar incident in 2021 in Haiti. The victims of that accident also wanted to get fuel from a tanker.
