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At least 15 people have been killed and another 40 injured after a tanker truck carrying petrol exploded in the Caribbean state of Haiti, Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Saturday. The explosion occurred in the municipality of Miragoâne, located in the south-west of the country. Nineteen people with severe burns were flown to specialized hospitals in the capital Port-au-Prince, newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported, citing local authorities. According to the report, the tanker was punctured after colliding with a broken-down lorry. Local residents then tried to steal the leaking petrol, which …

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