40 die in tanker explosion in Haiti

At least 40 people were killed in a tanker explosion in the city of Cap Haitien in northern Haiti.

Report informs citing TASS that dozens of people were injured, due to the lack of beds, they have to be accommodated in the courtyard of the hospital.

The fire broke out around midnight local time.

When the tanker capsized, passersby took the opportunity to fill their own fuel tanks. It allegedly led to an explosion that caused human and material casualties. It took the firefighters several hours to contain the fire.