HAVANA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 8 people were killed and over 30 others injured after an explosion ripped through a hotel in downtown Havana of Cuba Friday morning, official sources reported.
"The provincial director of health, Emilio Delgado Iznaga, confirms that the health system in Havana is fully active. So far 8 people have died and some thirty are hospitalized," the Cuban Presidential Office said in a tweet on Friday, adding that "several people are offering blood donations."
A gas leak is thought to be the cause of the explosion at Hotel Saratoga, according to the Cuban Presidential Office. ■