Firefighter Elier Correa Aguilar, 24, became the second fatality on Wednesday night in the fire at the Matanzas Supertanker Baseaccording to the newspaper Giron on their social networks.
The part issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), adds that Correa Aguilar, a native of Granmawas reported unstable since his admission, whose date is not specified in the information.
On Sunday, firefighter Juan Carlos Santana Garrido, the first fatality of the fire, had been fired with honors in the Cienfuegos municipality of Rodas.
Santana Garrido, 62, belonged to the special Fire Protection Command of the Refinery of Hundred firesand was the First operator of an Iveco foam car, specialized with modern technology, with two Distinguished Service medals, according to the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
So far, according to the MINSAP, 130 people have been treated at a medical center due to injuries from the fire; Of these, 23 are still hospitalized, four in critical condition, two in serious condition and 17 in care.
There are also 14 missing.
The fire in the industrial zone of Matanzas began on Friday, around 7:00 p.m., presumably after an electrical discharge fell on a tank; but, the fire soon spread through four tanks due to its strength and the high temperatures.
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