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Havana’s Saratoga Hotel partially destroyed by strong explosion (+Photo)

Havana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Hotel Saratoga, in the capital of Cuba, was partially destroyed by an explosion on Friday morning.

According to a Prensa Latina team on site, the façade was destroyed and five floors of the hotel were devastated.

Ambulances are providing first aid to the victims and the loss of human life is presumed.

Forces from the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) are keeping the place cordoned off and several fire trucks provide support in the relief work in the area of Old Havana, where smoke is still visible.

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