Firefighters from Mexico and Venezuela helped fight the blaze at Matanzas port using boats, planes and helicopters.

Firefighters from Mexico and Venezuela helped fight the blaze at Matanzas port using boats, planes and helicopters.
Huge columns of fire rose into the sky and thick black smoke bellowed for days, darkening the sky as far away as Havana.
With help from Mexico and Venezuela, Cuba has been battling enormous blaze at major oil terminal in Matanzas.
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