2024 Haiti boat fire

2024 Haiti boat fire
Date19 July 2024
Time~3:00 a.m.
LocationOff the northern coast of Haiti[1]
CauseCandle accident causing two gasoline-filled drums to explode[2]
Participants81+
Deaths40+[3][4]
Non-fatal injuries11[5]

On July 19, 2024, a boat carrying over 81 Haitian migrants caught fire and sank off the coast of Haiti, killing at least 40 people and injuring 41 others.

Fire and sinking

At around 3 a.m. a boat carrying Haitian migrants traveling illegally from the port of Labadee in Fort Saint-Michel en route to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the United Kingdom on a 150-mile (250-kilometer) journey caught fire after a passenger lit a candle to start a voodoo ritual, causing two explosions on board off the northern coast of Haiti making the boat sink.[6][7][8] 40 Haitian migrants were killed including the captain of the boat and 41 others were rescued by the Haitian coast guard. 11 injured people were sent to nearby hospitals, of which at least several were burn-related injuries.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "40 killed in migrant boat fire off Haiti's coast: UN agency". DW News. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Boat fire kills at least 40 Haitian migrants, IOM reports". Reuters. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "At least 40 Haitians killed in boat fire, UN migration agency says". Al Jazeera English. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "UN confirms several deaths after boat catches fire off Haiti". The Gleaner. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "At least 3 dead in Haiti after boat catches fire during escape attempt". CityNews Halifax. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "40 Haitian migrants dead after voodoo ritual sets boat ablaze". Jamaica Observer. July 19, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "At Least 40 Migrants Die in Boat Fire Off Haitian Coast, U.N. Says". The New York Times. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Tragic Boat Fire Claims 40 Migrant Lives Off Haiti's Coast". IOM. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "At least 3 dead in Haiti after boat catches fire during escape attempt". Associated Press. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.


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