(Morning News) A fire occurred after a lightning strike on Friday (August 5), a oil depot in Baramasus, Cuba.The explosion accident affects Cuba's fuel supply, and the power supply is tight, and electricity -limiting measures are taken in many places.
Xinhua News Agency quoted Cuba media reports that there were eight oil storage tanks in the oil depot located in the Matanas Port Industrial Zone in Matinasis Province, one of which was fired after being hit by lightning on the evening of the 5th.At the beginning, the fire was controlled, but the strong wind caused the fire to spread to another oil storage tank. The oil storage tank exploded multiple times from the early morning to the morning from the morning of the 6th to the morning.
Cuba National Petroleum Corporation said on the 6th that the fire and explosion accidents had a great impact on national fuel supply.The oil depot is one of the main thermal power plants in Cuba. At present, the oil depot has been suspended to transport crude oil to the thermal power plant.
Due to the shortage of fuel and the aging of the equipment of the power plant, Cuba is currently tight power supply, and the power outage measurement measures are taken in many places.
The data released by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health on the evening of the 6th has caused at least 1 death, 121 injuries, and 17 firefighters disappeared. About 2,000 residents near the incident have been evacuated.
At present, the two oil storage tanks are still continuing, and the smoke caused by the fire has spread west to Havana, the capital of about 100 kilometers from the Martas Port Industrial Zone.
It is reported that the Mexican and Venezuelan government has sent someone to Cuba to assist the fire on the 6th.
