The 96-room hotel is located in the historic centre of Old Havana and was remodelled by a British company after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was considered the place to go for visiting government officials and celebrities.
At least 22 people have died, including a pregnant woman and a child, after a powerful explosion at a five-star hotel in the downtown area of Cuba’s capital Havana.
Photos from the deadly explosion at the historic Hotel Saratoga show severe damage to the multi-storey building, with some of the walls blown away exposing interior rooms and clouds of dust billowing into the sky.
