More than 15 people killed, 40 injured in Haiti tanker truck explosion

More than 15 people have been killed and about 40 injured when a tanker truck leaking petrol exploded in southern Haiti, interim Prime Minister Garry Conille said.

Conille said in a social media post on Saturday that he had spoken to authorities in the region of Nippes, where the explosion took place, and civil protection crews and other officials were mobilised.

“The government stands in solidarity with all the victims and their families and plans evacuations via helicopter,” Conille wrote.

The blast occurred as the victims were trying to retrieve fuel that was leaking from the truck, witnesses said.

The injured were transported to Sainte Therese Hospital in the port city of Miragoane, about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Emmanuel Pierre, national head of Civil Protection, told the AFP news agency that victims in serious condition would be taken for treatment to other regional hospitals. (Aljazeera)

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