Miragoane Explosion, New Death Toll Rise at 26

According to AP, at least 40 others were injured, and six of them have been transferred to the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a report published Sunday in Le Nouvelliste newspaper, which quoted civil protection officials. Authorities planned to transfer another 12 victims with severe burns, the report said.Prime Minister Garry Conille visited the victims of the tanker truck explosion in Miragoane on Saturday, September 14. The head of government also participated in the evacuation of seriously injured patients to Port-au-Prince, using a United Nations helicopter. The blast occurred as the victims were trying to retrieve fuel that was leaking from the truck, witnesses said. Half of the 40 injured survivors left with third-degree burns, the government said. The injured were transported to Sainte Therese Hospital in the port city of Miragoane, about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Emmanuel Pierre, national head of Civil Protection, told the AFP news agency that victims in serious condition would be taken for treatment to other regional hospitals

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