Fire at Cuba oil facility contained after nearly 5 days
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People watch a huge rising plume of smoke caused by a blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, in Matazanas, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 6. Cuban authorities say lightning struck a crude oil storage tank at the base, causing a fire that led to explosions.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flames and smoke rise from the Matanzas Supertanker Base as firefighters work to quell the blaze which began during a thunderstorm in Matanzas, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 8.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
A Cuban firefighter stands between Mexican soldiers as they work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
A firefighter walks on the site of a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9. The fire was triggered when lighting struck one of the facility's eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Smoke continues to billow from a days-long, deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke rises from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.