Industrial accident in Matanzas, Cuba (2022-08-10)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2022-08-10 13:31:00
Event time (UTC): 2022-08-05 12:00:00
Event type: Industrial accident (Fire)

Activation reason:
On 05/08/2022 a fire caused by a storm occurred in the industrial zone of Matanzas, in Cuba's main oil terminal. The fire started affecting a first tank with 25,000 cubic meters of crude oil in the local refinery. After this first phase, two further tanks of approximately 50,000 cubic meters caught fire causing explosions. Sixteen firefighters were missing when the first tank collapsed and one body was recovered.

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Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2022): Industrial accident in Matanzas, Cuba (2022-08-10). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/798e7788-c462-4db1-bf13-9967387516e2

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service CUB Cuba Emergency Emergency Management Industrial accident Mapping Rapid Mapping EMSR622

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR622]: Industrial accident in Matanzas, Cuba (2022-08-10)

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Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2022-08-10
Modified date: 2022-08-10
Issued date: 2022-08-10
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR622
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/798e7788-c462-4db1-bf13-9967387516e2
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