Devastating Explosion in Southern Haiti: Death Toll Rises to 26 as Gasoline Tanker Overturns

A tragic gasoline tanker explosion in Miragoane, southern Haiti, has resulted in 26 deaths and left at least 40 others injured. Authorities are transferring victims with severe burns to the capital, Port-au-Prince. The incident echoes a similar tragedy in Cap-Haitien in 2021, where a similar accident claimed 75 lives.

A tragic gasoline tanker explosion in Miragoane, southern Haiti, has resulted in the death toll rising to 26, officials reported. The explosion has also left at least 40 others injured. Among the injured, six have been transferred to the capital, Port-au-Prince, for further medical attention, with plans to transfer another 12 victims with severe burns.

The explosion occurred on Saturday when the tanker truck flipped over. Haiti's Civil Protection Agency has yet to release an official statement. The incident recalls a similar tragedy in 2021 in the northern city of Cap-Haitien, which claimed the lives of 75 people when another fuel truck overturned, causing a fireball that consumed nearby homes and businesses.

In both incidents, some of the casualties were onlookers attempting to collect fuel from the damaged trucks. The succession of such events underscores the dangers and economic hardships associated with fuel transportation in Haiti.