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 Corpor
Aerial view of the fire and the resulting smoke cloud
A picture taken minutes after the explosion from Río Piedras
Firefighter inside the Gulf explosion perimeter
Visible satellite image taken by NASA's Terra Satellite showing the large area covered by black smoke produced by the fire.
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
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Río Piedras is a highly urbanized commercial and residential district in San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Adjacent to the Hato Rey business center and concentrated in the barrios of
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
Plaza de la Convalecencia, Río Piedras, San Juan
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