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Hotel Saratoga Havana explosion death toll rises to 43

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

Of the 43 people killed, at least 23 were workers at the hotel. Another 17 people remain hospitalized.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Death toll rises in Havana hotel explosion

    Headline from News West 9 ·

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    Hotel Saratoga Havana explosion death toll rises to 43

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Cuba: Death toll climbs in Havana hotel blast | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A blast has ripped off parts of the facade of the Saratoga Hotel in central Havana and killed more than 20 people. A gas leak is the suspected cause.

  2. Digital Journal

    Rescuers comb through Havana hotel blast rubble, death toll climbs to 26 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Rescuers combed through what remained of a luxury Havana hotel, as the death toll after a powerful blast climbed to 26.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Death toll rises to 30 at Havana hotel amid hunt for survivors (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Cuban officials on Sunday raised the known death toll to 30 from 27 even as crews continued to search for victims buried beneath piles of shattered concrete.

  4. News West 9

    Death toll rises in Havana hotel explosion (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    Searchers have managed to reach the luxury hotel's basement in the hunt for possible survivors.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Havana Hotel Death Toll Rises to 31 as Dogs Search Rubble for Survivors (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The hotel in Cuba's capital was preparing to reopen after being closed for two years when an apparent gas leak ignited, blowing the outer walls into busy streets Friday morning.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Cuban hotel blast death toll rises to 35, official says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Rescue teams are combing through rubble of historic Hotel Saratoga, where massive explosion also injured dozens.

  7. Digital Journal

    Havana hotel blast toll rises to 35 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Rescue workers have pulled another four bodies from the ruins of a Havana luxury hotel wrecked in an explosion last week, raising the death toll to 35, an

  8. CBS News

    Hotel Saratoga Havana explosion death toll climbs to 31, including 4 minors and a pregnant woman (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A pregnant woman and 4 minors said to be among the victims of what authorities believe was likely a gas explosion at one of Cuba's most iconic hotels.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Havana hotel death toll hits 31 as search for survivors continues (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Search crews with dogs hunt through the ruins of the luxury hotel for survivors of an apparent gas explosion.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Death toll of Havana hotel explosion rises to 35 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    More bodies were pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba's capital on Monday, bringing the official death toll of a powerful explosion at the iconic building to 35.

  11. MyNorthwest

    Death toll from explosion at Havana hotel rises to 40 (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HAVANA (AP) -- More bodies were pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba's capital Monday, bringing the official death toll of a powerful explosion

  12. NBC Chicago

    Death Toll of Havana's Hotel Saratoga Gas Explosion Rises to 35 (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Twenty injured people are also still hospitalized after the devastating blast at the iconic 19th-century hotel.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Toll in Havana blast climbs to 30 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    HAVANA -- Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba's capital for survivors of an explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30.

  14. Fox News

    Cuba explosion: Hotel Saratoga blast death toll reaches 31 as first responders search for survivors (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    First responders working the scene of the Hotel Saratoga explosion in Havana are searching through the rubble Monday for signs of survivors as Cuban authorities now say 31 were killed in the blast, including four children.

  15. NBC New York

    Havana Hotel Death Toll Rises to 31 as Dogs Search for Survivors (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The death toll of a powerful explosion at a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital has increased to 31 as search crews with dogs hunt through the rubble of the iconic, 19th century building looking for people still missing.

  16. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Havana hotel death toll at 31 as dogs search for survivors (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    HAVANA (AP) — The death toll of a powerful explosion […]

  17. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Thirty die in Havana hotel blast (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Daily Hampshire Gazette's feed description

    HAVANA — Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital for survivors of a devastating explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30. The Hotel Saratoga, a five-star 96-room hotel in Old...

  18. WDIO Duluth

    Havana hotel toll rises to 30; dogs search for survivors (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Search crews with dogs are hunting through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital for survivors of an apparent gas explosion and officials have raised the number of known dead to 30.

  19. Digital Journal

    Death toll rises to 40 in Havana hotel blast (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The death toll from an explosion at a luxury hotel in the old quarter of Havana has risen to 40, the health ministry said Monday.

  20. Digital Journal

    Cuba hotel blast death toll rises to 42 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Two more bodies were pulled Tuesday from the rubble of a Havana hotel destroyed in an explosion, taking the death toll to 42.

  21. Portland Press Herald

    Death toll from explosion at luxury Havana hotel rises to 40 (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Authorities said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the explosion at the hotel.

  22. NPR

    The death toll rises to 42 after an explosion at a hotel in Cuba (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Emergency workers continued to hunt through the ruins for the missing. Authorities have said they suspect the cause was a leak of gas as a tank truck was servicing the building.

  23. MyNorthwest

    Cuba hotel blast toll rises to 42 -- most hotel workers (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HAVANA (AP) -- Fifty-one people were working to get the Hotel Saratoga ready for its scheduled reopening on Tuesday after a two-year pandemic break. The

  24. Washington Times

    Cuba hotel blast toll rises to 42 — most hotel workers (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Fifty-one people were working to get the Hotel Saratoga ready for its scheduled reopening on Tuesday after a two-year pandemic break. The explosion that ripped apart the elegant building killed at least 23 of them - along with 19 other people - a spokesman for the hotel company said.

  25. News Center Maine

    Cuba hotel blast toll rises to 42; mostly hotel workers (opens News Center Maine)

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    News Center Maine's feed description

    Three workers remain missing, believed to be buried under the debris.

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