Fire at an oil storage facility in Matanzas Province, CubaMEXICO, Aug 13Working groups of investigators and forensic experts found the remains of four people on the territory of a burnt oil storage facility in the Cuban province of Matanzas, said the country's Minister of Health, José Portal. relentlessly in order to advance in the search in various specific working quadrants,» the message on the Portal's Facebook page * (the social network is banned in the Russian Federation as extremist) says. from tanks. The fire gradually engulfed four of them, with a volume of 50 thousand tons each, the first was reported to be half full. Extinguishing the fire took almost 7 days. In the course of extinguishing the fire, one firefighter died on the site and one in the hospital from his injuries, another 14 are missing. After the fight against the fire, seven mixed teams under the control of the criminal investigation department are searching for the remains and objects related to the missing. According to the latest data from doctors, out of 132 victims of the fire, 23 remain in hospitals, four are in critical condition. * Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) banned in Russia as extremistDestructive fire at an oil storage facility in Cuba
A strong fire started at an oil storage facility last Friday after a lightning strike on the dome of one of the tanks.
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A strong fire started at an oil storage last Friday after a lightning strike on the dome of one of the tanks.
The flame spread to neighboring containers, a series of explosions occurred.
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The flames spread to neighboring containers, a series of explosions occurred explosions.
Despite the non-stop work of firefighters, the fire has already engulfed four tanks.
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Despite the non-stop work of firefighters, the fire has already engulfed four tanks.
As a result of the fire, one person died, 16 are missing.
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One person died as a result of the fire
died, 16 are missing.
22 out of 125 victims remain in hospitals, five people are in critical condition.
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22 out of 125 victims remain in hospitals, five people are in critical condition.
According to the deputy head of the National Fire Department of Cuba, Alexander Avalos Jorge, there have never been such fires in the country. p>According to the deputy head of the National Fire Department of Cuba, Alexander Avalos Jorge, there have never been such fires in the country.
Airplanes and helicopters, as well as specialists and equipment, arrive in Cuba to help fight the fire from Mexico and Venezuela.
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Planes and helicopters arrive in Cuba to help fight the fire, as well as specialists and equipment from Mexico and Venezuela .
Firefighters are trying to cool the burning tanks and keep the fire from spreading to the generator set area and the gasoline terminal.
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Firefighters are trying to cool the burning tanks and prevent the fire from spreading to the generator set area and the gasoline terminal.
The Russian Foreign Ministry and relevant services maintain constant contact with Cuba to coordinate possible actions in connection with the fire.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry and relevant services are in constant contact with Cuba to coordinate possible actions in connection with the fire.< /p>
The fire in Matanzas could turn into a serious problem for the Cuban economy, which depends on oil supplies from Latin American countries.
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The fire in Matanzas could turn into a serious problem for the Cuban economy, which depends on oil supplies from Latin American countries.
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A strong fire started at an oil storage last Friday after a lightning strike in the dome of one of the tanks.
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The flames spread to neighboring containers, a series of explosions occurred.
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Despite the non-stop work of firefighters, the fire has already engulfed four tanks.
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As a result of the fire, one person died, 16 are missing.
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22 out of 125 victims remain in hospitals, five people are in critical condition.
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According to the deputy head of the Cuban National Fire Department, Alexander Avalos Jorge, there have never been such fires in the country.< /p>
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Planes and helicopters, as well as specialists and equipment from Mexico and Venezuela, are arriving in Cuba to help fight the fire.
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Firefighters are trying cool the burning tanks and prevent the fire from spreading to the area of generator sets and the terminal with gasoline.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry and relevant services maintain constant contact with Cuba to coordinate possible actions in connection with the fire.< /p>
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The fire in Matanzas could turn into a serious problem for the Cuban economy, which depends on oil supplies from Latin America x countries.