Authorities say the death toll from a powerful explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic has risen to 11 as firefighters are searching through the smoldering rubble.
Health Minister Daniel Rivera said authorities have still not been able to access “ground zero” where the explosion occurred because the site was still burning.
Meanwhile, Jeni Benzan de los Santos said her sister and baby niece died in the explosion, and that her father remains missing. “They won’t let me into the morgue to see if I can identify my father,” she said. Among the victims was a 4-month-old baby who died from head trauma and a woman who worked at a bank, officials said.
Rivera said he and other officials will go door to door to ensure that people have masks and determine whether they had any respiratory or skin problems. He also was expected to visit patients at a local hospital, where people were still searching for loved ones. Meanwhile, Santos said the government is launching an investigation to determine whether the business where the explosion occurred was operating under proper regulations.
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