<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hotel Saratoga, a luxury Cuban hotspot that has boasted stays by American diplomats and celebrities alike, was partially destroyed in a Friday explosion that killed eight and injured dozens more. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Photos and videos on social media show the partially collapsed hotel, located in oldtown Havana, the Cuban capital, alongside a pile of dust and debris. According to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/americas/hotel-saratoga-cuba-explosion/index.html">CNN</a>, the office of the Cuban president said at least 8 had been killed and 30 were injured. Authorities have indicated that the likely cause of the explosion was a gas leak. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">En solo 5 minutos te cambia la vida para siempre.</p>
<p>Mis condolencias a todas las víctimas. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saratoga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saratoga</a> <a href="https://t.co/wlXoRvAUlg">pic.twitter.com/wlXoRvAUlg</a></p>
<p>— Erich (@ErichGarciaCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErichGarciaCruz/status/1522601544247652354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">🚨🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA 🚨🚨 Explosión en el Hotel Saratoga en La Habana. Hasta el momento no se conocen detalles de qué pudo haber provocado el incidente y si hay víctimas al interior del inmuble. <a href="https://t.co/uaIJhzASwr">https://t.co/uaIJhzASwr</a> <a href="https://t.co/cjVUtCNaB3">pic.twitter.com/cjVUtCNaB3</a></p>
<p>— Cuba Bella 🇨🇺 (@CubaBella13) <a href="https://twitter.com/CubaBella13/status/1522602731361419265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>According to the Agence-France Press, the hotel had been undergoing repairs at the time of the explosion. Rescue work is currently underway. A government official said that the hotel was not open to the public at the time of the blast, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/06/world/hotel-saratoga-explosion-havana-cuba">reports</a> The New York Times.</p>
<p>A number of high-profile guests have visited the hotel in recent years, including Madonna, Beyonce and Jay-Z. In 2016, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited the hotel along with an American congressional delegation. Two years earlier, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) visited the hotel for a trip.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The hotel is located about 200 miles from Miami, Florida, where a condo collapse last summer left 98 dead, including several Cuban immigrants. </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a developing story; refresh the page for updates. </span></i></p>

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