SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- Eight people were injured this Thursday morning due to a fire that occurred in the floating power station KPS-57, located in the Bay of Havana.
The incident occurred while welding work was being carried out on the lake, as confirmed by the state Electric Company. The Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, reported on social networks that the fire was quickly controlled and the injured workers were being treated by medical personnel.
“This morning an accident occurred that caused a fire, while welding was being carried out on a lake located in the Bay of Havana. This fire was controlled immediately. 8 workers were injured. Everyone is being taken care of. The generation was not affected,” he confirmed.
This morning an accident occurred that caused a fire, while welding was being carried out on a lake located in the Bay of Havana.
This fire was brought under control immediately.
8 workers were injured. Everyone is being taken care of. The generation was not affected. pic.twitter.com/hZO6Ewx5h0— Vicente de la O Levy (@VicentedelaO2) September 26, 2024
According to the information revealed in the X account of Jair Morales Rodríguez, vice head of the Economic Department of the Central Committee of the PCC, the accident occurred in a floating power plant which is not used for electricity generation but is used as “shelter and logistics” for the company Turkish Karen.
One of the injured workers is from Türkiye and is in serious condition, with danger to life.
The accident occurred in a non-generation farm that is used as a shelter and logistics for the Turkish company Karen. So far there are no deaths, but 8 injured workers, one from Türkiye in serious condition with danger to life. #CubaForLife #Cuba
— Jair Morales Rodríguez (@JairMoralesRod2) September 26, 2024
According to the official media Cubadebate, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, deputy prime minister of Cuba, went to the hospital institution where the wounded are being treated, although it was not specified which hospital it was.
The Turkish swamps are equipped with electricity generators and have been one of the emergency alternatives to the energy crisis.
Since 2018, these services have been used mainly from the Turkish company Karpowership, to increase energy capacity. However, this has not reduced the blackouts.
The shipment will soon be made with the Turkish company Karen to #Cuba of a floating plant that will contribute 15 MW to the Electrical System. pic.twitter.com/fJ6fF0ZGL7
— Liván Nicolás Arronte Cruz (@arronte_livan) April 2, 2022
The Turkish company Karen, whose farm caught fire this Thursday, is one of the most modern in its country, and specializes in the export of all types of products.
In 2022, I will send a floating plant that would contribute 15 MW to the Electrical System.
