Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for second day

Firefighters are working to quell the blaze in Matazanas, Cuba (Ramon Espinosa/AP)

Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas.

The blaze began on Friday night when lightning struck a storage tank during a thunderstorm, and the fire spread to a second tank early on Saturday, triggering a series of explosions, officials have said.