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Oil refinery blaze hits Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
Fire at Havana's Nico López refinery was quickly contained but worsens the fuel crisis caused by disrupted Venezuelan oil supplies, with Cuba producing only one-third of needed fuel.
- A fire broke out at the Nico Lopez refinery in Havana Bay, with AFP observing a massive column of smoke though tank involvement was unconfirmed.
- The island, under a US trade embargo since 1962, lost its main oil supply last month when US President Donald Trump ordered Nicolas Maduro's ouster, worsening shortages.
- Emergency measures kicked in this week to conserve fuel stocks as the Cuban government shuttered universities, cut school hours and work weeks, slashed public transport, and reduced hospital staffing while experts in maritime transport reported no foreign tankers arriving in weeks.
- Two Mexican navy ships arrived Thursday with more than 800 tons of aid, while the United Nations said Friday it was deeply alarmed by risks to parts of the country and public services.
- Political pressure is evident as a Republican leader said Cuba is 'ready to fall,' while experts in maritime transport report no foreign tankers in weeks, worsening fuel shortages.
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Cuba’s Fuel Crisis Escalates With Oil Refinery Blaze
A dramatic plume of black smoke over Havana turned out to be a fire at the Ñico López oil refinery. Cuban authorities say it was brought under control without injuries.The blaze began in a warehouse near the refinery, and firefighters extinguished it before it spread to fuel storage or processing areas. Officials have launched an investigation into the cause.The blaze comes at a particularly fraught moment for Cuba’s energy system. The island is…
A fire in the facilities of the Ñico López refinery, located in Havana, Cuba, alerted the firefighters of the capital without any injuries being reported; the fire was already under control. The Ministry of Energy and Mines said, around 4:20 p.m. (local time) on social networks, that the fire had been controlled a little more than an hour after it began. Meanwhile, the director of the facility, Maikel David Cabrera, told the state media that the…
Fire engulfs Cuban oil refinery as crippling oil crisis deepens
One of Cuba’s key oil refineries was engulfed in flames on Friday, worsening an already crippling oil crisis. Videos posted on social media showed massive plumes of black smoke rising from Havana Harbor’s Ñico López oil refinery on Friday. The fire began in a warehouse storing oil products, but was soon contained by firefighters. “A fire that broke out this afternoon in one of the warehouses at the Nico Lopes oil refinery has been brought under …
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