Man with mental illness causes fire in his house in Santiago de Cuba

And man suffering from mental illness caused a small fire in his house in Santiago de Cuba, a fact that keeps local residents alert.

According to the independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada, the incident occurred in a home located on Calle 10 No. 713, between Carretera de Punta Gorda and Mármol, in the Altamira neighborhood.

Upon seeing the smoke, the residents on the block called the firefighters, alarmed because they were very Nearby there are many other homes and there is also the gas point.. Firefighters extinguished the fire without causing damage to neighboring houses.

"But although the incident did not lead to major damage, the neighbors wonder why a person who suffers from mental disorders and who caused the fire is not hospitalized," the reporter points out in Facebook.

The Lord is called Edgar and he is 44 years old. He lives alone because his mother is in the Psychiatric Hospital for life. "El Viso", in the El Caney distribution.

Testimonies indicate that He left old tires that he collected in garbage dumps burning inside his house.

Although the incident did not escalate, the neighbors are very concerned and wonder what would have happened if the fire had occurred in the early morning.

"I would like the Public Health authorities in Santiago de Cuba, the Communist Party of Cuba, the government leaders and all the institutions that have to look after this problem to take action on the matter," Mayeta Labrada demanded.

The lack of medications and specialized care that mentally ill people need is a social problem in Cuba.

At the end of April, it was reported disappearance of a 55-year-old man with mental disorders who had been absent from his home in Santiago de Cuba for more than 15 days.

His name was Rafael Torres Reyes and at the time of his disappearance he was without medication.

"The last time he was seen was Sunday, when he was buying bread from the basic basket in his area of residence. He has a family but he does not have a wife or children. His mother is bedridden. He has not been seen in the neighborhood again," journalist Cuscó Tarradell said on Facebook.

At the beginning of April, a minor would have committed suicide in Cienfuegos due to lack of medicines for their psychological ailments.

"Yodelvis, a boy from Cienfuegos between 12 and 14 years old, sick with nerves and without medication, found no other solution to his problem than to make the most fatal decision of his life, jumping from an 18-story building in the nuclear city. of Cienfuegos," reported the user identified on Facebook as Alpidio Leyva.

"This child was not fortunate enough to find the health system that the communist regime advocates to save his life. No one there gave him adequate care. Knowing that this was a patient without medication, it is only a matter of time to see a tragedy. of this nature," he stressed.

In March, a man stabbed his schizophrenic brother in Santiago de Cuba to help the mother of both, who had been brutally beaten by the man suffering from a mental disorder.

The incident occurred in Micro 9, in the José Martí District of the city, and left injuries to the mental patient and a hip fracture to his mother.

As revealed by independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta, they had wanted to admit the man with schizophrenia, but they did not accept him in any hospital.