Talk:2015 Haiti Carnival stampede

A news item involving 2015 Haiti Carnival stampede was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 19 February 2015.

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Sparks

I've added mention of the fact video of the incident shows sparks. I'm not sure if simply "sparks" sufficiently conveys what can be seen, but this seems to be what the sources say. Of course cameras often aren't great at conveying what stuff appears like to physical observers anyway due to the effect of sensitivity etc. Still, I think the general point is important here since it appears likely that viewers did see something which may have been one of the reasons for panic. I wasn't totally sure how to word this. One of the complicating factors is I'm a bit confused what actually happened here. Did the person who was burnt actually strike the power line? Was he simply too close? (If it's true this is a high voltage line, there could have been a spark across an air gap.) Did something on the float strike the power line? I'm not sure and the sources don't seem to be clear, so I was careful in my wording to not imply what caused the sparks. Nil Einne (talk) 13:33, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ShockD (talk) 21:47, 19 February 2015 (UTC) Does it really matter if there was an air gap? Personally I think that's improbable since the voltage used in residential areas is low (considering it's an ordinary wire). Then again the electrocution and it's flames are visible and I suppose that is what triggered the panic. People were afraid not to get electrocuted.[reply]

French and Haitian editions?

Is anyone interested in writing about this in French and/or Creole? WhisperToMe (talk) 07:00, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]