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An oil storage tank at an oil base in Cuba exploded! One person was killed and 125 injured

author:Bright Net

According to media reports

On the afternoon of August 5, local time

Matanzas Province, Cuba

A crude oil storage tank at an oil reserve base

Struck by lightning and set off a fire

An oil storage tank at an oil base in Cuba exploded! One person was killed and 125 injured

In the early morning of the 6th

The fire caused the surrounding area

There were 4 explosions in another oil storage tank

Black smoke billowed into the sky

An oil storage tank at an oil base in Cuba exploded! One person was killed and 125 injured

7th midnight

The oil reserve base exploded again

According to local witnesses

The strong explosion made a loud noise

The sky instantly glowed red

The air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur

An oil storage tank at an oil base in Cuba exploded! One person was killed and 125 injured

Confirmed by the Government of Matanzas

The lid of the third oil storage tank collapsed

An explosion occurred in the early hours of 8 August

As of 10 a.m. on August 8

Crude oil storage tank explosion

One person has been killed and 125 injured

Another 16 people are missing

An oil storage tank at an oil base in Cuba exploded! One person was killed and 125 injured

It is understood that the oil reserve base

There are a total of 8 crude oil storage tanks

Each crude oil storage tank has a volume of 50,000 cubic meters

It can store 50 million liters of crude oil

The first crude oil storage tank to catch fire

At that time, the oil storage capacity was 50%

About 26,000 cubic meters

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An oil storage tank at an oil base in Cuba exploded! One person was killed and 125 injured

Comprehensive: Jiangsu Fire, China Fire, CCTV News

Source: Jiangsu Fire Protection

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