Cuba - Oil facility fire after a lightning strike, 17 firefighters missing, over 80 people hurt, Matazanas, 6 Aug 2022

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A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said Saturday.

Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, which began during a thunderstorm Friday night, the Ministry of Energy and Mines tweeted. The government said later that it had asked for help from international experts in "friendly countries" with experience in the oil sector.

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More at https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-oil-tank-lightning-fire-explosions-1.6543778
 
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