Photos: An Explosion Destroys Hotel Saratoga in Cuban Capital Havana
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Photos show the aftermath of what appears to have been an explosion at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba. Search and rescue work is underway. The hotel was reportedly undergoing construction or renovations at the time of the blast.
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Rescuers work after an explosion in the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, on May 6, 2022. A powerful explosion Friday destroyed part of a hotel under repair in central Havana, AFP witnessed, with no casualties immediately reported.
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View of the Saratoga Hotel after a powerful explosion in Havana, on May 6, 2022.
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View of the Saratoga Hotel after a powerful explosion in Havana, on May 6, 2022. Eight people were killed and about 30 hurt in a powerful explosion Friday that partly destroyed a five-star hotel in central Havana, the Cuban government said, adding the blast was likely caused by a gas leak.
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View of the destroyed entrance of the Saratoga Hotel after a powerful explosion in Havana, on May 6, 2022.
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Rescuers and firefighters comb through the rubble after a huge blast wrecked the Saratoga Hotel in Havana on May 6, 2022.
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View of the Saratoga Hotel after a powerful explosion in Havana, on May 6, 2022.
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View of a rubble after an explosion in the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, on May 6, 2022. Rescuers searched for victims Friday after a powerful explosion ripped through a hotel under refurbishment in central Havana, with no casualties immediately reported.
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Rescuers work after an explosion in the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, on May 6, 2022. A powerful explosion Friday destroyed part of a hotel under repair in central Havana, AFP witnessed, with no casualties immediately reported.
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The five-star Hotel Saratoga is heavily damaged after an explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6, 2022.
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View of the damaged facade of the Saratoga Hotel after an explosion in Havana, on May 6, 2022. A powerful explosion Friday destroyed part of a hotel under repair in central Havana, AFP witnessed, with no casualties immediately reported.
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These photos show the aftermath of what appears to have been an explosion at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba on May 6, 2022.
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These photos show the aftermath of what appears to have been an explosion at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba on May 6, 2022.
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These photos show the aftermath of what appears to have been an explosion at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba on May 6, 2022.
