Powerful blast at Havana hotel kills over a dozen people, injures 40
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A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak Friday killed at least nine people and injured 40 when it blew away the outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.
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Emergency workers walk amid the rubble outside the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.3/20
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A taxi is buried in rubble at the site of the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.4/20
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Emergency workers with a stretcher stand amid the rubble outside the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.5/20
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Rooms are exposed at the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.6/20
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A sheet-covered body lies outside the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.7/20
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Smoke and dust linger at the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.8/20
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Rooms are exposed at the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.9/20
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Rooms are exposed at the five-star Hotel Saratoga where emergency crew work after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.10/20
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Emergency workers and medics stand ready with an empty stretcher where a deadly explosion destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.11/20
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Emergency crews work at the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.12/20
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A photographer documents the five-star Hotel Saratoga after it was destroyed by a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.13/20
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Emergency crews work at the site of a deadly explosion at the five-star Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.14/20
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The five-star Hotel Saratoga is heavily damaged after an explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.15/20
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A sign for the five-star Hotel Saratoga hangs amid the rubble after it was heavily damaged by a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.16/20
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Rooms are exposed at the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.17/20
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Rooms are exposed at the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6.18/20
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Rescue teams recover a body at the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6. A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 18 people, including a pregnant woman and a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from the luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.19/20
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A member of a rescue team searches for survivors at the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6. A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 18 people, including a pregnant woman and a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from the luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.20/20
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Firefighters spray a tanker truck with water in order to cool it down as they remove it from the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6. A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 18 people, including a pregnant woman and a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from the luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.
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