Published 2 years ago

Cuba: Several dead, many injured after explosion at Havana hotel

Summary by Ground News

No tourists were staying at the 96-room Hotel Saratoga because it was undergoing renovations. Cuba is struggling to revive its key tourism sector that was devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. The hotel has been used frequently by visiting VIPs and political figures. An elementary school next to the hotel was evacuated and no children were hurt.

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News18 India

8 Killed, About 30 Injured as Huge Blast Wrecks Havana Hotel; Gas Leak Suspected

The presidency, in a tweet, quoted Havana Communist Party official Luis Antonio Torres Iribar as confirming four deaths

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Havana explosion: 22 killed and 74 treated in hospital after hotel blast

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel says explosion at Hotel Saratoga appears to have been caused by a gas leak

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

At least 8 dead, 30 injured as explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital Havana

The blast at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure in Old Havana, apparently was due to a gas leak.

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 26 dead

Relatives of the missing in Cuba's capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26 people.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

18 dead and many injured after major explosion rips through hotel in Cuba

Hotel has hosted famous guests including Beyonce and Jay-Z

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Grim search in blown-out Havana hotel, death toll at 26

By Marc Frank HAVANA - Cuban rescue workers on Saturday picked through rubble for bodies and possible survivors after a Havana boutique hotel was devastated by what authorities said was a gas explosion, leaving at least 26 dead. The blast at the Hotel Saratoga, just a block from the iconic capitol building in a renovated area of downtown Havana, seriously damaged two adjoining upscale

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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