• In middle of night in Matanzas, Cuba, lightning struck a big oil storage tank, sparking a massive fire. “
• According to state-run media in Cuba, no fatalities were reported.
• The big fire occurs as Cuba’s energy situation, brought on by a lack of fuel, is getting worse.
• The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Cuba tweeted: “No human losses, injuries, or fuel spills into the sea were recorded following the incident.”
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In the middle of the night in Matanzas, Cuba, lightning struck a big oil storage tank, sparking a massive fire.

“We are paying close attention to the struggle against the fire in the industrial area. We have faith in the courageous provincial leaders, courageous firefighters, and courageous CUPET employees “President Miguel Dáz-Canel tweeted on the publicly traded Cuba Oil Union.

According to state-run media in Cuba, no fatalities were reported.

The big fire occurs as Cuba’s energy situation, brought on by a lack of fuel, is getting worse.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Cuba tweeted: “No human losses, injuries, or fuel spills into the sea were recorded following the incident.”

According to Susely Morfa González, the first secretary of the Community Party of Cuba in the province of Matanzas, the fire was started by an electrical discharge at the base of the crude oil tank.

According to the ministry, the incident had no effect on the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, which is a part of the national power grid.

According to González, the flames are being put out by local authorities, the fire department, the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, and the Interior Ministry.