Please check the surrounding buildings for soundness. Blasts go further in their damage than what is seen.

May 6, 2022

Mayor Silva is the second person to report there was a gas explosion.

Alexis Acosta Silva, (click here) mayor of Old Havanna, believes a liquified gas bullet tank was being installed in the hotel. There was a reported crack in a supply hose. Five people have died and there are injured, currently two in surgery for broken legs and two in surgery with skull fractures. Eight other people are in intensive care on ventilators with at least 12 people missing or unaccounted for.