Video captures oil tank exploding into massive fireball

Video captures oil tank exploding into massive fireball

More than a dozen firefighters are missing after multiple explosions at a fuel depot in western Cuba engulfed the area in flames leaving more than 70 people injured.

Authorities have blamed a lightning strike on Friday night for the incident, but the fire spread early Saturday from one fuel tank to a second, sending a huge plume of black smoke into the sky.

Emergency services were still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of Havana last night, but some 17 firefighters have been reported missing.

At least 15 people have been taken to hospital, while nearly 1,000 have been evacuated from their homes in the area, according to regional officials.

The Facebook page of the provincial government of Matanzas said the number of injured had reached 77, while 17 people were missing. The Presidency of the Republic said the 17 were "firefighters who were in the nearest area trying to prevent the spread."

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