Major fire in Cuban port under control after five days | Abroad

The fire in Matanzas, about 100 kilometers east of Havana, started Friday evening after a lightning strike in a crude oil storage tank, according to authorities. The fire spread to a second tank. There are a total of eight large tanks, according to Cuban media. According to the director of the state oil company, Cuba has never experienced such a large fire.

Cuba received help from neighboring countries and firefighters from other parts of the country in the fight.

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