The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Haiti rose to 75 on Wednesday as doctors scrambled to treat the wounded from an incident that officials say was made more deadly by residents approaching the vehicle in a desperate search for fuel.
Rescue workers recovered 61 bodies at the site of the accident, which took place late on Monday in Haiti's second-largest city of Cap-Haitien, while a director of the city's main hospital said a further 14 people had died while being treated for wounds.
Monday night's major blast charred the facades of several homes and shops nearby, as well as destroying cars and motorcycles on the street. Rescue workers have completed the search of the area, said Frandy Jean, who heads Haiti's fire brigade for the northern region.The impact of the blast was worsened because residents were storing fuel in their homes and because some approached the truck when it flipped.
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