Lightning strike on oil storage tank in Cuba causes massive fire

(CNN)Lightning struck a large oil storage tank on Friday evening in Matanzas, Cuba, causing a huge fire.

We are closely following the confrontation with the fire in the industrial zone. We trust the authorities of the brave province, the brave firefighters, and the CUPET workers, tweeted President Miguel Daz-Canel, referring to the state-owned Cuba Oil Union.

Cuba's state-run media said no deaths had been reported.

The massive fire comes at a time when Cuba faces a deepening energy crisis amid fuel shortages.

No human losses, injuries or fuel spillage into the sea were reported after the fire, tweeted Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines.