A fire blazes at an oil storage facility in the port of the province of Matanzas in Cuba, and they cannot cope with it for more than a day. What is known so far:

The fire started after a lightning strike, one person died, more than 120 were injured, 17 are missing.

▪️Despite the work of fire brigades, the flames spread to the neighboring tank, a series of explosions occurred.

▪️The Mexican Air Force plane landed on the island to help extinguish the fire, the President of Cuba thanked this country, as well as Russia and neighbors for the help offered.

▪️The base is located near one of the main power plants in Cuba, it is the only terminal on the island equipped to receive large oil tankers.

▪️Cuba is chronically fuel deficient, has outdated infrastructure in dire need of maintenance, and a fire could cause even more power outages.

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