Oil refinery ablaze in Cuba as fuel crisis deepens

Black smoke clouds could be seen billowing from the Ñico López Refinery in the capital, Havana, on Friday.

No one was injured, and an investigation into the blaze has been set up, Cuba’s energy ministry said in a post on X.

The fire occurred close to where two oil tankers were moored in Havana Bay, according to the BBC.

Cuba’s fuel shortage has worsened after the US blocked Venezuela’s oil shipments to the island.

MNA