Cuba seeks help to contain depot fire that has killed at least one, injured dozens

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 07, 2022 10:22 am

HAVANA: A Cuba asked for help Saturday to contain a massive fire at a fuel depot that has left at least one person dead, 121 people injured and 17 firefighters missing.

Some 1,900 people have been evacuated from the affected area, according to officials from the western Matanzas province, where lightning struck a fuel tank late Friday, triggering an explosion.

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