Cap-Haïtien fuel tanker explosion

When

14 Dec 2021

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

19.75° N, 72.21° W

Description

fuel tanker explosion in Haiti

Deaths

90

Injured

100

December 2021 disaster in Haiti

On 14 December 2021, a fuel tank truck exploded in the Samari neighborhood of Cap-Haïtien, the capital city of the Haitian department of Nord. At least 90 people were killed and more than 120 were injured; many people were injured as a result of rushing towards the tanker, likely to collect some of its cargo, before the explosion occurred. Many inhabitants were suffering from financial crisis.

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