guidelines of the day
– Until 7:00 pm on August 7, 122 people were treated, of which 24 are hospitalized and 98 patients were discharged.
– The figure of 16 disappeared until now was maintained.
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1:45 am THIS WOULD BE THE MOST DEVASTATING EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRIC SHOCK IN CUBA
Professor Luis Enrique Ramos Guadalupe, historian of meteorology in Cuba, told Granma that this would be the most devastating event of its kind in the history of our country, associated with an electrical discharge.
«There are no references in the files of a similar event that has generated an accident of such magnitude. According to the analyzed chronology, the first fire caused by this cause took place on June 30, 1741, when in the middle of a storm, lightning struck one of the masts of the ship Invincible, moored at the San Francisco dock, in La Havana.
“A fire immediately broke out that reached a nearby gunpowder and ammunition depot, causing a thunderous explosion, whose shock wave damaged nearby ships and sank an unknown number of small boats.”
Fragmented pieces of the ship fell on the houses in the streets of Los Oficios, Lamparilla, Amargura and Baratillo, while the tile roofs of the Real de la Fuerza castle and the walls of the Parish Church were also damaged, said Professor Ramos Guadalupe.
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1:31 am SPECIALIZED TEAM FROM VENEZUELA ARRIVES IN MATANZAS
The Vice Minister of Transportation, Roberto Ricardo Marrero, reported on his social networks that, around one in the morning, the necessary equipment to pump the chemical agent to dissipate the fire arrived in the country from the sister Republic of Venezuela.
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1:26 am COMPLEX SITUATION IN SUPER TANKER BASE
Carlos Manuel Bernal, a journalist from TV Yumuri, reported in a national appearance that the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant is located in an area opposite the forces of the wind and at the moment, the main problem is the supply of fuel, but it is working.
In the industrial area, the materials that were in other areas were evacuated in due time. On the other hand, from the account of the Ministry of Energy and Mines on the social network Twitter, they specified that at the moment the situation is very complex in the Supertanker Base of Matanzas.
Explosions continue to occur. The place cannot be accessed. The CTE Guiteras online with 219 MW of power. Equanimity and stay informed through our official media.
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1:21 am MAIN LEADERS OF THE TERRITORY ARE NEAR THE BASE
Granma manages to communicate with Mario Sabines Lorenso, the governor of Matanzas, who pointed out that both he and Susely Morfa, the first secretary, and other senior leaders who are right now in a place relatively close to the tank battery, and are in good guard.
He expressed, however, that the details of what happened are still being clarified.
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1:00 am THREE INJURED ARE TREATED AT THE FAUSTINO PÉREZ HOSPITAL
From the Comandante Faustino Pérez Surgical Clinical Hospital, the Radio 26 journalist, Boris Luis Alonso, reported the arrival of the first two injured in the collapse of the second tank, both injured are Cupet workers.
The health personnel is ready in emergencies to receive any other case that arrives at this hospital institution, although it is estimated that they will not be as many as in the previous incident.
Minutes later, the director of the hospital, Taimí Martínez, informed TVC that the figure had risen to three patients with minor injuries, not life-threatening.
He stressed that the human and material resources required for possible injuries are guaranteed, and all the protocols activated.
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00:00 THE SECOND TANK EXPLODED
Opening today’s live coverage andhe second fuel tank had just exploded around 11:30 pm. The status of the nearest tank was still unknown beyond the fact that its lid had collapsed.
The Government of Matanzas indicated, through Facebook, that the cover had come off after the air made a turn from the northeast. The risk of that happening, as specified in the previous note, was never ruled out.
The forces that worked in the place had been evacuated.
The installation of a powerful pump to begin spraying both tanks with chemical foam will soon be completed.
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