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Havana explosion: At least 22 dead and dozens injured following blast at hotel

The blast is believed to have occurred due to a gas leak in the hotel

Evening Standard · May 7, 2022

Gas leak blamed for explosion at hotel in Cuban capital Havana that killed at least 22

State television said the blast at The Hotel Saratoga in Havana was 'not a terrorist attack', adding that the hotel was closed and only workers were inside at the time

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022

Death toll reaches 25 in Havana hotel blast

HAVANA: The death toll after an explosion ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana climbed to 25 people including a Spanish tourist, state television reported on Saturday, one day after the powerful blast due to a suspected gas leak.

Bangkok Post · May 7, 2022

Several killed, dozens injured in powerful blast at Havana hotel

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak Friday killed eight people and injured at least 40 when it blew away outer walls from a five-star hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.

France 24 · May 6, 2022

At least 8 dead after explosion rips through five-star Hotel Saratoga in Havana

At least eight people were killed Friday in an explosion that destroyed much of the Hotel Saratoga, a luxury hotel in the historic center of Havana, Cuban authorities said.

Miami Herald · May 6, 2022

At least four dead after explosion rips through five-star Hotel Saratoga in Havana

At least four people were killed Friday in an explosion that destroyed much of the Hotel Saratoga, a luxury hotel in the historic center of Havana, Cuban authorities said.

Miami Herald · May 6, 2022

Cuba explosion: Death toll in Hotel Saratoga blast rises to 18 including pregnant woman and child

Bomb-like sound reported in area

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

At least 8 people have died in an explosion at a Havana hotel

Dozens were injured in the blast that ripped away large sections of the outer wall at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure. A gas leak was the suspected cause of the explosion.

WEKU · May 6, 2022

At least 4 people have died in an explosion at a Havana hotel

The blast at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure in Old Havana, apparently was due to a gas leak, according to the office of President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

WEKU · May 6, 2022

Four dead, many injured after explosion at Havana hotel-state media

Four people have been killed and various people have been injured following an explosion at a hotel in downtown Havana, Cuban state media said on Friday.

Reuters · May 6, 2022