Spills · oil

Above-ground tanks on fire at crude oil storage facility, matanzas, cuba

NOAAORR-10503

issued
2022-08-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-08-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-08-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
23.065, -81.540
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Above-ground Tanks on Fire at Crude Oil Storage Facility, Matanzas, Cuba.
Matanzas, Cuba.
1. On 05-AUG-2022, a lightning strike ignited a fire at a crude oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba (60 miles East of Havana). Over the next few days, three above-ground storage tanks caught fire, 17 firefighters were reported missing and more than 100 people were injured (including first responders). This Hotline is being opened in case of a technical assistance request for NOAA support.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 23.065N 081.540W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10503: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10503

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