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Powerful explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital, Watch
The Cuban news agency ACN published photos showing severe damage to the Hotel Saratoga in Havana and clouds of dust billowing into the sky.
Highlights
- A powerful explosion damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital
- Multistory Hotel Saratoga in downtown Havana was damaged in the explosion
- The Cuban news agency ACN published photos of the explosion showing smoke and flames coming from the hotel building
Havana: A powerful explosion damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital on Friday, government media reported. The Cuban news agency ACN published photos showing severe damage to the Hotel Saratoga in Havana and clouds of dust billowing into the sky.
It was not immediately clear if there were deaths or injuries. Videos shared on Twitter showed smoke and flames coming from the hotel building.
Photos from Granma, the Cuban communist party`s official daily, showed images of the multistory Hotel Saratoga whose walls appeared to have been blown out by the blast up several stories.
Police and rescue workers flocked to the scene, cordoning off key points and buildings nearby, including the historic Capitolio building.