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Havana hotel blast death toll rises to 27 as search continues amid rubble
Cuba‘s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at Hotel Saratoga, one of Havana‘s most luxurious hotels, that killed at least 27 people.They checked the morgue, hospitals and if unsuccessful, they returned to the partially collapsed Hotel Saratoga, where rescuers used dogs to hunt for survivors.A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday’s blast at the 96-room hotel. At least 22 dead, including child, after powerful explosion at Havana hotel The 19th-century structure in the Old Havana neighborhood did not have any guests at the time because it was undergoing renovations ahead of a planned Tuesday reopening after being closed for two years during the pandemic.On Saturday evening, Dr.