Twelve of the people who were injured in the explosion of the Saratoga hotel from Havana are still hospitalized, as reported this Saturday by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).
They are eight adults and four minors. Four of them were in serious condition, and six were in serious condition.
The death toll from the explosion seven days ago remains at 46, according to the most recent part of the MINSAP, which puts the total of those who have been treated for that sad event at 99 people. 41 of them have already been discharged.
Except for a young Spanish tourist, the deceased are Cuban; four of them correspond to minors, in addition to a pregnant woman.
The Government decreed an official mourning in tribute to the victims of the fatal event, presumably caused by a leak produced when a tanker truck was recharging a liquid gas tank at the hotel.
The establishment had been closed for two years due to the pandemic, but 51 workers remained inside at the time of the explosion. They were adapting the hotel for its reopening, scheduled for last Tuesday, May 10.
In addition to the hotel, at least 17 buildings were damaged, including the hundred-year-old Martí theater, opened in 1884, and a Baptist church. Several blocks of flats have been evicted.
In the next few days, a technical analysis of the buildings will be carried out, to decide which can be restored and which must be demolished.
Vigil night in Havana for those who died at the Saratoga Hotel
The Saratoga was built in 1880 and from 1911 it functioned as a hotel. Its last restoration took place in 2005, when the building was extensively renovated.
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