Fireball from fuel tanker kills at least 75 in Haiti

A fuel tanker fell over and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fireball that swept through homes and businesses, killing at least 75 people in the latest tragedy to befall the Caribbean nation.

Men pick up aluminum pieces at the site where a tanker truck exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.

The remains of a fuel truck and burnt houses are seen after the truck exploded in a neighborhood during the night, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.

People stand in the doorway and on the balcony of a house that was affected when a fuel truck exploded in the neighborhood, killing dozens of people, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti Dec. 14, 2021.

People stand amidst the remains of burnt motorcycles and dwellings that were destroyed, Dec. 14, 2021.

People stand amidst the remains of dwellings that were destroyed after the explosion, Dec. 14, 2021.

Healthcare personnel help a person injured when a fuel truck exploded in a neighborhood during the night onto a stretcher, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.

Residents stand amid homes damaged by a gasoline truck that overturned and exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.

A resident stands inside a home that was damaged when a gasoline truck overturned and exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.

Men pick up aluminum pieces at the site where a tanker truck exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.

Healthcare personnel treat people who were injured when a fuel truck exploded in a neighborhood during the night, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti Dec. 14, 2021.

A man removes a mattress from a house that burned when a gasoline truck overturned and exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.

A burnt fuel truck lies overturned next to a destroyed house after the truck exploded in a neighborhood during the night, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 14, 2021.