More Evacuations As Puerto Rico Oil Blaze Burns On

More evacuations as Puerto Rico oil blaze burns on

Reuters - Authorities in Puerto Rico on Friday ordered the evacuation of hundreds more residents from homes around a huge fire at an oil depot which spewed a column of toxic black smoke into the sky near the capital San Juan.

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