A large explosion tore through an iconic hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 30 as rescue workers and passersby dug frantically through the rubble searching for more victims, according to Cuba’s government.
Cuba’s president’s office said in a tweet that eight people had died, and more than 30 were injured and being treated at a local hospital. President Miguel Diaz Canel and other high-ranking officials rushed to the scene.
