A violent explosion occurred in the old town of the Cuban capital Havana on Friday morning. A hotel was badly damaged, but nothing is known about possible fatalities.
(dpa) A luxury hotel in the old town of the Cuban capital Havana was badly damaged in a possible explosion. The portal “14ymedio” and Twitter users reported a strong explosion on Friday morning (local time) in the Hotel Saratoga, near the Capitol. A large cloud of smoke and the partly collapsed facade of the building could be seen in the pictures. Videos on social networks showed a crowd around the scene of the accident. Some people rushed to try to help the injured. How many people were injured was initially unclear, as was the cause.
Una great explosion in La Habana, #cubadestroy the emblemático #HotelSaratoga.
Se desconoce, por el momento, la cause de la explosion y si hay víctimas. pic.twitter.com/CO4iJasnaT— Rocio Lara (@Rocio_Lara89) May 6, 2022