UPDATE: A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 18 people and injured dozens Friday.
Cuban officials said an apparent gas explosion caused extensive damage to this hotel in Havana on Friday, May 6, killing at least eight people.A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 18 people, including a pregnant woman and a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.
Cuban state TV reported that the blast was caused by a truck that had been supplying natural gas to the hotel, but did not provide details on how the gas ignited.The blast sent smoke billowing into the air around the hotel with people on the street staring in awe, one saying "Oh my God," and cars honking their horns as they sped away from the scene, video showed. It happened as Cuba is struggling to revive its key tourism sector that was devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Police cordoned off the area as firefighters and rescue workers toiled inside the wreckage of the emblematic hotel about 110 yards from Cuba’s Capitol building. File : The Saratoga hotel exterior facade with beautiful green old architecture. The landmark in the Cuban capital is a major tourist attraction.
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