US EditionCuba Oil Refinery Fire Hits as Fuel Crisis Deepens
The fire at Havana's Nico Lopez refinery threatens to worsen Cuba's fuel crisis amid a US embargo and no foreign oil deliveries for weeks, officials said.
- On Friday, a fire broke out at the Nico Lopez refinery in Havana Bay, with AFP observing a massive column of smoke though tank involvement was unconfirmed.
- The island, under a US trade embargo since 1962, lost its main oil supply last month when US President Donald Trump ordered Nicolas Maduro's ouster, worsening shortages.
- Emergency measures kicked in this week to conserve fuel stocks as the Cuban government shuttered universities, cut school hours and work weeks, slashed public transport, and reduced hospital staffing while experts in maritime transport reported no foreign tankers arriving in weeks.
- Two Mexican navy ships arrived Thursday with more than 800 tons of aid, while the United Nations said Friday it was deeply alarmed by risks to parts of the country and public services.
- Political pressure is evident as a Republican leader said Cuba is 'ready to fall,' while experts in maritime transport report no foreign tankers in weeks, worsening fuel shortages.
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Fire engulfs Cuban oil refinery as crippling oil crisis deepens
One of Cuba’s key oil refineries was engulfed in flames on Friday, worsening an already crippling oil crisis. Videos posted on social media showed massive plumes of black smoke rising from Havana Harbor’s Ñico López oil refinery on Friday. The fire began in a warehouse storing oil products, but was soon contained by firefighters. “A fire that broke out this afternoon in one of the warehouses at the Nico Lopes oil refinery has been brought under …
In Cuba, a fire has raged in a refinery building near Havana. Although the fire was quickly brought under control, it represents another setback for the energy sector, which is under significant US pressure. The fire, of as yet unknown cause, broke out in a building where waste oil was stored. The extent of the damage is not yet clear, and no injuries were reportedly reported. The island's energy sector has been facing significant shortages sinc…
The fire broke out amid an energy crisis and near anchored oil tankers – No casualties reported
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Associated Press LA HABANA (AP) — A refinery located in Havana suffered a fire, Cuban authorities reported on Friday. There were no deaths or injuries. The disaster, in the Ñico López refinery located outside the capital, occurred in the midst of a deep energy crisis on the island, which is semi-parallelized after the United States established a siege that prevents the arrival of fuel. “The fire that occurred today was quickly controlled, did no…
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