The explosion at the luxury Hotel Saratoga was believed to be because of a gas leak, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s Twitter.
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Update 12:35 p.m.
The Health Ministry said 84 people were injured after the explosion, according to the AP.
EDT May 6: Cuban officials have raised the death toll to 18 after a powerful explosion at Havana’s Hotel Saratoga, according to The Associated Press.
The Cuban presidential office’s Twitter account also confirmed that another 40 people were injured and were receiving medical care in several Havana hospitals, according to the newspaper.
Hotel Saratoga is a five-star hotel in the Old Havana section of the city.
Hotel explosion Rescuers work after an explosion in the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, on May 6, 2022.
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