Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared three days of national mourning after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing several people.
“I learned, with desolation and emotion, the sad news of the explosion, last night, in Cap-Haitien, of a tank truck which was transporting gasoline and which caused, according to a partial report, around forty deaths, dozens of wounded, as well as significant material damage,” Henry said in a statement.
“Three days of national mourning will be decreed throughout the territory, in memory victims of this tragedy which mourns the entire Haitian nation. Field hospitals will be quickly deployed in Cap-Haitien to provide necessary care to the victims of this terrible explosion,” he added.
Police are still investigating the incident which occurred at the eastern entrance to Cap-Haitien between roundabout Samari and Pont Grand-Bois.
Source – Cananewsonline
