Authorities say one firefighter is dead and others are missing after lightning struck a storage tank on Friday night, setting off a fire that triggered a series of explosions.
HAVANA — Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas.
Most of the fuel held in the tank where the fire initially started was believed to have been consumed, officials said. Dense black smoke billowed up from the tank farm and spread westward more than 100 kilometers to Havana. The Ministry of Science and Technology said Sunday that the cloud contained sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and other toxic substances.
"The support in the prevention of risks and also help to quell the fire by means of cooling based on water and foam," Mexican Brig. Gen. Juan Bravo said upon arrival."We hope that more support will arrive soon, such as chemical material."
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