The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, thanked the Venezuelan people and President Nicolás Maduro for sending a contingent of firefighters and experts from Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) to the island to provide specialized technical support to accompany the extinction efforts. of the fire in Matanzas.
Díaz-Canel expressed his gratitude through a message posted on his social network Twitter, “The endearing message from Minister Tareck El Aissami is moving, announcing the departure for Cuba of a group of firefighters and experts from PDVSA. Thanks to brother Nicolás Maduro and the noble people of Venezuela for the support. Matanzas Force”.
On the night of Saturday, August 06, after learning the unfortunate news of the impact of lightning that caused the fire in a crude oil storage tank in Matanzas, Cuba, a group of 35 specialist firefighters and technicians from PDVSA left to support firefighting work.
For these tasks, PDVSA personnel were provided with 20 tons of supplies (foam) and chemical powders to attend to this contingency.
These actions are carried out in compliance with the guidelines issued by the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to provide full support to sister Cuba.
