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Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has released a statement on the accidental explosion that ripped through much of the Saratoga Hotel, in Havana, Cuba on Friday (May 6), killing at least 35 people.
| 10 May 2022
Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has released a statement on the accidental explosion that ripped through much of the Saratoga Hotel, in Havana, Cuba on Friday (May 6), killing at least 35 people.
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 as part of the Old City of Havana, the Saratoga Hotel was built in 1880 and is one of the most important architectural monuments in Cuba.
The hotel had been closed for renovations with the explosion victims mostly consisting of construction workers and staff. Many were also injured with 24 people remaining in hospital as of Sunday (May 8). The first four floors of the landmark were completely gutted and its façade was blown off.
“To address this terrible accident, we stand alongside the Cuban people and the Cuban authorities, ready to support appropriate diagnostic, rehabilitation and conservation actions,” said Lazare Eloundou Assomo, director of World Heritage for Unesco.
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