A Third Tank Caught Fire At Cuba’s Main Oil Terminal As Situation Goes From Bad To Worse

A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba’s main oil terminal in Matanzas, as an oil spill spread flames from a second tank that caught fire two days earlier. Cuba had made progress fighting off the raging flames during the weekend after drawing on help from Mexico and Venezuela. Mario Sabines, governor of the Matanzas province, compared the situation to an “Olympic torch” going from one tank to the next, with flames and billowing …

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