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Fire in Matanzas (in photos)

Images of the serious fire that has been affecting the Matanzas Supertanker Base in Cuba since last Friday, August 5.

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August 8, 2022
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Photo: Ricardo López Hevia.

Photo: Ricardo López Hevia.

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These are images captured by Ricardo López Hevia, one of the Cuban photographers who are in Matanzas to cover the serious fire that since the night of August 5 broke out at the Supertanker Base located in that city and which has already affected three of the eight crude oil storage tanks at the facility. These impressive images have been shared by López Hevia on his Facebook account.

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  1. Gregorio says:
    4 years ago

    Terrible, hope everybody than can help will help, how BRAVE those Cuban firefights and emergency workers are.

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