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Witnesses say a high-voltage cable appeared to catch the head of a singer aboard a float which later burst into flames.
Seven people were reported dead at the scene with others killed in the ensuing panic.
Haiti’s president used his Twitter account to express his deepest sympathy.

На проходящем в Гаити карнавале человек на движущейся платформе зацепил головой висящий низко провод. По меньшей мере 18 человек погибли - семеро на месте, остальные в последовавшей затем давке.
[SOURCES:]
http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/17/haiti-carnival-turns-deadly-as-float-catches-fire/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ53rEGKDzI&spfreload=10
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