NU Online News Service, Oct. 27, 9:43 a.m. EDT
An explosion at Caribbean Petroleum Corporation's Bayamon oil storage and refinery facility in Puerto Rico destroyed 18 of the facility's 40 storage tanks and shattered the windows of nearby buildings and vehicles
The cause of the explosion, which occurred on Friday near Puerto Rico's capital of San Juan, has not been determined, according to a Guy Carpenter risk bulletin.
President Barack Obama has designated Puerto Rico an emergency zone and ordered federal aid to supplement local efforts, Guy Carpenter said. Around 1,500 people were evacuated from the nearby Sabana Amelia neighborhood due to smoke contamination concerns as the fire burned for more than two days.
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