Lightning strike ignites massive fire at Cuban oil facility

by

Washington Post published this video item, entitled “Lightning strike ignites massive fire at Cuban oil facility” – below is their description.

A lightning-sparked fire at an oil storage facility in the Cuban city of Matanzas raged out of control on Aug. 6, setting off explosions and injuring over 122 people. Read more: https://wapo.st/3bHyJBd.

Washington Post YouTube Channel

Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.


About This Source - Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The newspaper is owned by Amazon Inc. CEO, Jeff Bezos. It has won 47 Pulitzer Prizes.

Recent from Washington Post:

How an lgbtq+ gun owner is helping arm her community 1

How an LGBTQ+ gun owner is helping arm her community

Category: News

Biden says Trump’s Iowa win doesn’t ‘mean anything’

Category: News

Dung beetles couple up to move poop faster than singles

Category: News

In This Story: Lightning

Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ground. Lightning can occur between opposite charges within the thunderstorm cloud (intra-cloud lightning) or between opposite charges in the cloud and on the ground (cloud-to-ground lightning). (Source: NSSL)

2 Recent Items: Lightning

Lightning Round: I’m not a big fan of the airline stocks, says Jim Cramer

Category: News

Apple’s Vision Pro For Sale and Ford Cuts EV Workforce | Bloomberg Technology

Category: Tech

Leave a Comment

We don't require your email address, or your name, for anyone to leave a comment. If you do add an email address, you may be notified if there are replies to your comment - we won't use it for any other purpose. Please make respectful comments, which add value, and avoid personal attacks on others. Links are not allowed in comments - 99% of spam comments, attempt to post links. Please describe where people may find additional information - for example "visit the UN website" or "search Google for..." rather than posting a link. Comments failing to adhere to these guidelines will not be published.