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18 Dead in Haiti Carnival Float Accident by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Tuesday February 17 th , 2015  at  11:06 AM Voice Of America 1 Share At least 18 people were killed and 60 injured early Tuesday in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, when a carnival float hit power lines on the second day of the annual festival, officials said. According to witnesses, the float caught fire after it hit a high-voltage overhead power cable. Video of the incident appeared to show the electric cable catch the head of a singer from the hip-hop band Barikad Crew. Seven people were reported dead on the float, and others were killed in the... 18 Dead in Haiti Carnival Float Accident by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Tuesday February 17 th , 2015  at  11:06 AM Voice Of America 1 Share At least 18 people were killed and 60 injured early Tuesday in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, when a carnival float hit power lines on the se