A fuel truck exploded in Haiti's southern peninsula on Saturday, resulting in 16 fatalities and 40 severe injuries. Prime Minister Garry Conille emphasized the government's efforts to assist the victims.

At least 15 people were killed and 40 more seriously burned in an explosion of a gasoline tanker in Haiti, the Caribbean nation's prime minister said Saturday.

A fuel truck explosion in southern Haiti on Saturday killed 24 people and left 40 others injured, half of whom suffered third-degree burns, officials said.

At least 16 people were killed and 40 others injured after a fuel tanker exploded in Haiti, regional civil protection authorities said. Initial reports reveal that the explosion occurred on Saturday when people were attempting to illegally collect fuel from the tanker following an accident in the Calbassier area of the Nippes