Fire rages from Cuban oil tanks after lightning strike

A lightning strike has caused an uncontrollable fire at an oil storage facility in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where the large blaze and four explosions have left nearly 80 people injured.

Cuban authorities have also said that 17 firefighters have been reported as missing.

The fire at the Matanzas Supertanker Base began during a thunderstorm on Friday night (5 August). According to the official Cuban News Agency, lightning hit one tank, igniting the fire, which then spread to a second tank.

Civilians have been evacuated from the area.

[SMichaelDeHart]

My heart goes out to the Cuban Fire Service for the loss of 12 of their Firefighters. As a retired Firefighter/ EMS First Responder with over 27yrs service, it's always sad to lose brother and sister Dragon Slayers!!

[margaretthatcher]

Interesting all these fires around the world...so many that you... start to question? The sad thing is...we are cannon fodder. Sorry to the people who died.

[imperatorvespasian]

sunny weather, sunny weather, lightning strike, sunny weather, forecast next few days = sunny weather

no comment

[superchickensoup]

The world is doing so well at the moment

[cremGeoff]

So awful..A big RiP to those who gave their lives :( :( :( TERRIBLE

[_Richard_F___]

Not all is what it seems. The powers that be
will only show what they want you to see.
Looking down from that great height, the peek of the pyramid with only few are able to be

[ANHTUAN_ART]

Oh. El incendio también fue terrible. Los vietnamitas aman mucho a los hermanos cubanos.
Condolencias por el daño al hermoso país de Cuba.

[nioengland]

All wars have at least some collateral damage.. though the targets they chose is interesting
one for the emotion.. the other for the suspicion.. did they deem others would be needed ??

[agrovatedpete]

Mother Nature telling the world to sort it out

[guff]

Let's now blame the climate on everything . Greta will tell us

[sakandernasiri]

We ate truely living in the end tines.