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.2/10
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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. 8.3/10
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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. 9.4/10
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Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.5/10
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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.6/10
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Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.7/10
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Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.8/10
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Firefighters work to put out a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.9/10
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Smoke continues to billow from a days-long, deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.10/10
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Smoke rises from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9.
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