Port-au-Prince, Dec 14 (Agency) More than 40 people died and dozens injured after a fuel tank exploded in Haiti’s northern port city of Cap-Haitien, Le Nouvelliste newspaper reported on Tuesday. The incident took place overnight into Tuesday.
A representative of the municipal authorities, Patrick Almonor, said the fuel tank was first involved in an accident while trying to avoid a collision with a motorcyclist, adding that the explosion occurred when the locals gathered around the truck to get fuel.