Journalist Gabriel Torres Rodríguez is in the Industrial Zone and reports that the epicenter of the incident is now accessible and they are working intensively with heavy equipment from MICONS, Hydraulic Resources and Firefighters to make way for specialized forces. The generator set battery is intact, it was not damaged …

1:30 pm The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant left the National Electroenergetic System due to problems in the water pumping. By TVYumurí Translated by Gabriela Bringas Hernández 

Right now, Air Force helicopters are spraying water to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas, Mario Sabines said. By the Presidency of Cuba Translated by Gabriela Bringas Hernández 

The third tank also collapsed, after spilling fuel from the second and further compromising the situation at dawn. Governor Mario Sabines: «The risk that we had announced did occur.» The fire caused by the spill of fuel from the second tank compromised the deck of the third. The governor compared …

Apparently the shock wave from the last explosion enlarged the affected area. No big flames are visible, but there is fire.  

The lid of the 3rd tank just collapsed after the air took a turn from the northeast. The risk of this happening was never ruled out, as specified in the note above. The forces that worked in the place had been evacuated. The installation of a powerful pump to begin …

Journalist Humberto López reports through his Facebook profile that the first damaged tank is without flames at this time. Only white smoke emanates. The second tank involved is burning and deformed. The third maintains its structure in good condition, it is being cooled with water at intervals, in order to …

At the Command Post, located in the areas surrounding the incident, where the evolution of the fire is permanently monitored, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, together with Prime Minister Manuel Marrero CruzManuel Marrero Cruz and Secretary of Organization Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, verified the progress of the actions. They learned that …

By Humberto López  #FuerzaMatanzas

Pause…, solidarity. A donation from the Cotorro municipality will soon arrive in Matanzas with the help of Mipyme Aquaponics, agricultural cooperatives, self-employed workers and the people in general. Thank you for everything…, thank you #MatanzasNoEstaSola #FuerzaMatanzas #Radio26 ✍️By Yunielis Moliner ✍️Translated by Gabriela Bringas Hernández