At the site of the explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana. File photo MEXICO CITY, May 12 The death toll after a gas explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana has risen to 44 people, 16 people remain in hospital, including six in critical condition, according to the press service of the Cuban Ministry of Health «As of 11.30 (18.30 Moscow time) on May 12, 98 people were injured, 16 of them were hospitalized, 38 patients were discharged and 44 died,» the ministry's Telegram channel said. hospitals, two children. In total, four minors were hospitalized. A gas explosion in the Saratoga hotel in Havana occurred on Friday morning. The blast wave destroyed the facade of the building up to the fifth floor, 17 neighboring buildings were damaged, including the school. The preliminary version of what happened is a leak and explosion of household gas from a filling tank. Authorities called the incident an accident.
More than 50 workers were in a Havana hotel at the time of the explosion
