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The 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire, also known as the CAPECO explosion, was a fire that began with an explosion on October 23, 2009, and was extinguished on October 25 at the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (CAPECO) oil refinery and oil depot in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. [1]
July - The precursor to Tropical Storm Bonnie brought significant rainfall to parts of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, leading to widespread flooding. In Puerto Rico, one person drowned after being caught in a swollen river. [55] [56] August 30–31 - Heavy rains from Hurricane Earl began to affect Puerto Rico as Hurricane Earl moved closer to the ...
Damage in New York totals to $90 million (2003 USD, $98 million 2006 USD). [112] In and around New York City, about 1.1 million customers were left without power, though most outages were fixed by the day after the hurricane passed through the region. [113] Offshore of Long Beach, rough waves killed a man while bodysurfing. [114]
4. Puerto Rico power outage. Power has been restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a massive outage on New Year’s Eve left much of the island in the dark. About 1.4 million users, or at ...
A massive blackout hit Puerto Rico early Tuesday — and it could take days to restore power. ... highlighted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and ... York said more than 1.1 million ...
Puerto Rico has seen a historic migration in the past 10 years -- and after the most powerful hurricane to hit in decades, the outflow is sure to hasten. Mass exodus from Puerto Rico feared after ...
Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (CAPECO) is an oil company in Puerto Rico which owned an oil refinery in Bayamón having a capacity of 48 thousand barrels per day (7.6 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d). In addition, it operated more than 200 service stations in Puerto Rico under the Gulf Oil brand name.
Mass power outages hit Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve: Here's what to know Julia Gomez, J. Staas Haught and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Updated December 31, 2024 at 9:37 PM