Official Cuban media revealed this Thursday the identity of the disappeared as a result of the fire at the Matanzas Supertanker Base.
It involves 14 men, half of them presented for the newspaper Granma as officers or soldiers of the Fire Department —a captain, a first lieutenant, a first non-commissioned officer and four soldiers— while the rest do not detail their profession or the work they performed in the confrontation with the flames.
Their ages are not specified either, although photographs with their faces do appear, which confirm the predominance of young people among the victims and also the presence of older people. In addition, their provinces of origin are reported: six were from Matanzas, four from Mayabeque and the same number from Havana.
Although the authorities, their colleagues and the specialists who worked in the search for the remains already knew their identities, it is now that they are officially made public for the first time, almost two weeks after the start of the fire and the explosion that occurred hours later. in which it is estimated they lost their lives.
Unofficial media, as well as relatives and other people had revealed some names and photos on social networks, but so far neither the Island government nor the state media had done so. Instead, they did report the identity of two other dead firefighters who were not in the group of disappeared: one 62-year-old from the province of Cienfuegos, whose body was found at the scene of the incident, and another 24-year-old from the province of Cienfuegos. province of Granma, died in the hospital as a result of the burns suffered.
The publication of these 14 names coincides with the official day of mourning, decreed by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in tribute to the victims, after the team of forensic experts confirmed yesterday that it was not possible to achieve absolute identification of the bone fragments found in the area of the fire.
In addition, the identities have been officially revealed a day before the funeral honors, scheduled for this friday in Matanzas. There will be a public tribute at the Firefighters Museum, starting at 10:00 in the morning, while the family burial ceremony is scheduled for the end of the afternoon in the Matanzas necropolis.
OnCuba reproduces the list published this Thursday by the official press and reiterates its condolences to his family, colleagues and friends.
1- Adriano Rodríguez Gutiérrez, soldier, Matanzas.
2- Andy Mitchel Ramos Sotolongo, First Lieutenant, Havana.
3- Areskys Quintero Orta, Captain, Mayabeque.
4- Dios del Nazco Vargas, First Noncommissioned Officer, Matanzas.
5- Fabián Naranjo Núñez, soldier, Matanzas.
6- Leo Alejandro Doval Pérez de Prado, soldier, Matanzas.
7- Luis Angel Alvarez Leyva, Matanzas.
8- Luis Raul Aguilar Zamora, Havana.
9- Michel Rodríguez Román, soldier, Mayabeque.
10- Osley Marante Guerra, Havana.
11- Osmani Blasco Sosa, Mayabeque.
12- Pablo Angel Lopez Martell, Matanzas.
13- Raciel Alonso Martínez Naranjo, Havana.
14- Rolando Oviedo Sosa, Mayabeque.
