Madrid Spain.- Shortly after official media reported on the collapse of the third tank at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, the Defense Council of this province Indian that the third fuel tank has not collapsed.
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The Provincial Defense Council of #Massacres reports that the third fuel tank has not collapsed.
There was an oil spill from the second tank.
It works intensely and effectively to control it.#NewsInDevelopment
— Cuba Presidency ?? (@PresidenciaCuba) August 8, 2022
“The third fuel tank has not collapsed and is holding the cap. The gigantic explosion was due to the collapse of tank two and spillage of fuel”, the entity specified after the authorities will confirm: “Tank lid just collapsed after air made a Northeast turn.”
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Confirm:
Tank top 3️⃣ just collapsed after the air made a Northeast turn.
The risk of that happening, as specified in the previous note, was never ruled out.
The forces that worked in the place had been evacuated.#Cuba #ForceCuba pic.twitter.com/MeK09jPoaR— Communist Party of Cuba (@PartidoPCC) August 8, 2022
“When we were able to explore the terrain, we saw that it was tank two itself, which had been on fire since earlier hours… It took out all the fuel. The fuel spilled in the surrounding areas of the tank that ignited the brush. (…) Tank three is at risk because it has fires in its surroundings”, reported Mario Sabines, governor of the province.
The owner also said that actions to control the fire have been resumed.
Statements to the Cuba Presidency team of the Governor of #Massacres. pic.twitter.com/t8SPI66yHb
— Cuba Presidency ?? (@PresidenciaCuba) August 8, 2022
According to the latest report from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), since the start of the fire and up to now, one person has died and 122 have been injured, of which five remain in critical condition, three are in serious condition, and 16 are receiving care. The rest have been discharged.
More than a dozen firefighters are missing. While around 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the districts of Matanzas located in the vicinity of the place.
According to official Cuban media, on Saturday night teams from Mexico and Venezuela arrived on the island to help extinguish the fire.
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