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Raging fire consumes 4th tank at Cuba oil storage facility

The Mexican military ship Bal 02 arrives to assist with battling a fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The fire was triggered by lighting striking one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco) Smoke rises from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Lighting struck one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco) Residents walk in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 as smoke rises in the background from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility. The fire was triggered by lighting that struck one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco) Residents wait in line to buy groceries next door to a coffee shop that has a sign announcing free coffee and water for those working to extinguish a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The fire was triggered by lighting that struck one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco) A resident sits on the malecon sea wall as smoke rises in the background from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The fire was triggered by lighting striking one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco) Smoke rises from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The fire was triggered by lighting that struck one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)