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Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42

STORY: Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42 DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters working at the site STORYLINE: The death toll from last week's explosion at a historic hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 42 on Tuesday, after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble, official sources said. According to the Public Health Ministry, 96 people were injured in the blast at the five-star Saratoga Hotel, and 13 adults and five minors remain hospitalized at six city hospitals. Rescue teams continued to sift through the debris in search of three people, two chambermaids and a cook, reported missing, said Roberto Enriquez, spokesman for the state-run hotel management group Gaviota. At the time of the accident, said Enriquez, 51 employees were in the building: 23 of them died in the explosion, 22 have been discharged from hospital, and three remain hospitalized. The accident occurred around noon on Friday when a tanker truck

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Death toll climbs to 26 from Havana hotel blast

STORY: Death toll climbs to 26 from Havana hotel blast DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue workers working in the accident site 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ROBERTO ENRIQUEZ, Spokesman of the Cuban tourist group Gaviota STORYLINE: 26 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in an explosion Friday that destroyed a large part of the historic Hotel Saratoga in downtown Havana. According to the Cuban presidential office, a gas leak caused the accident. Currently, 20 people are still missing. The rescue is still underway. A 26-year-old Spanish woman was found dead. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ROBERTO ENRIQUEZ, Spokesman of the Cuban tourist group Gaviota "The information on the Spanish citizens has been updated. A Spanish woman has been killed during the blast and a Spanish man is now being treated in the hospital." The five-star Hotel Saratoga was originally preparing to reopen next Tuesday after closing for renovation work. Xinhua

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At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion

STORY: At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the firefighters working in the accident site STORYLINE: According to the Cuban presidential office, a gas leak caused an explosion Friday that destroyed a large part of the historic Hotel Saratoga in downtown Havana. Reports said 18 people were killed and dozens of others were injured. Firefighters were working to cool the remains of a liquefied gas tanker truck believed to have exploded on a side street adjacent to the building. Buildings near the scene of the accident were evacuated for safety and officials activated a blood donation drive to help the injured. The five-star Hotel Saratoga, located near the National Capitol, the headquarters of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, was originally preparing to reopen next Tuesday after closing for renovation work. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Havana. (XHTV)

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CUBA-HAVANA-EXPLOSION

(220506) -- HAVANA, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 6, 2022 shows the damaged Hotel Saratoga after an explosion in Havana, Cuba. At least eight people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through the hotel in downtown Havana Friday morning, official sources reported. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-EXPLOSION

(220506) -- HAVANA, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (3rd L) inspects the site where an explosion occurred at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba, on May 6, 2022. At least eight people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through the hotel in downtown Havana Friday morning, official sources reported. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-EXPLOSION

(220506) -- HAVANA, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fire trucks are seen at the site where an explosion occurred at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba, on May 6, 2022. At least eight people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through the hotel in downtown Havana Friday morning, official sources reported. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-EXPLOSION

(220506) -- HAVANA, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers and firefighters work at the site where an explosion occurred at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba, on May 6, 2022. At least eight people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through the hotel in downtown Havana Friday morning, official sources reported. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-EXPLOSION

(220506) -- HAVANA, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 6, 2022 shows the site where an explosion occurred at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba. At least eight people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through the hotel in downtown Havana Friday morning, official sources reported. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-EXPLOSION

(220506) -- HAVANA, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer works at the site where an explosion occurred at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba, on May 6, 2022. At least eight people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through the hotel in downtown Havana Friday morning, official sources reported. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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Saratoga film (1937)

Clark Gable & Jean Harlow Characters: Duke Bradley & Carol Clayton Film: Saratoga (1933) 01 May 1937 Date: 01 May 1937

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Saratoga film (1937)

Clark Gable & Jean Harlow Characters: Duke Bradley & Carol Clayton Film: Saratoga (1939) 01 May 1937 Date: 01 May 1937