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Fire erupts at crude oil warehouse in Cuba

Cubans report a warehouse with crude oil caught on fire on Friday evening in Matanzas. (Courtesy photo)

MIAMI – A cloud of dark smoke billowed from a warehouse on Friday in Cuba.

Authorities reported there was a fire at a warehouse where crude oil was stored in Matanzas.

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Government officials told Granma, the Cuban government’s newspaper, that lightning struck a tank.

Cuba’s TV Yumurí reported the tank was at 59% capacity, no one was injured and firefighters were working to extinguish the fire.

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