Meliá speaks out on the accident at a Havana hotel that caused the death of a Cubana de Aviación employee

The Spanish hotel chain Meliá has issued an official statement regarding theaccident that occurred on September 12, when an elevator at the Meliá Habana fell and left a Cuban civil aeronautics worker injured.

In the note, posted on its Facebook profile, Meliá assures that "all the facility's elevators had their corresponding operating license, which had been renewed in January for a period of one year," while reporting that after After the accident, they decided to paralyze the facility's elevators to "carry out a new review by the certifying company to confirm their correct technical condition and allow them to resume operation."

"The required technical inspections were carried out periodically to guarantee its correct operation," the document states.official, where they claim to be collaborating with the Cuban authorities in the investigation of the causes of the event, and that once the process is completed they will inform them of the conclusions.

The tragic event occurred when one of the elevators at the Meliá Habana hotel detached from the fifth floor and fell. Inside was a crew member of the Cubana de Aviación airline, who was seriously injured and died days later.

“Meliá Hotels International and its workers are deeply sorry for what happened and we want to convey our most sincere condolences to his family and friends,” the statement concludes, stating that they were kept informed of the injured man's health.

Despite the days that have passed and the seriousness of the event, there is profound silence on the part of the Cuban Government about this fact thatCyberCubaannounced and of which only details have been disclosed on social networks.

Last Saturday morningThe worker from the Civil Aeronautics Institute died in the Calixto García hospital of Cuba (IACC) Luis Alberto Lima Mesa, 50 years old, after 16 days fighting for his life.

A friend confirmed his death to this newsroom and noted that the funeral would be on Sunday, around three in the afternoon, with a limited number of people.

Another source who did not want to reveal his identity revealed that the doctors wanted to transfer him to the Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital, but they chose not to do so as they were unable to stabilize his health parameters.

Lima Mesa suffered two cardiac arrests, another friend of his, identified as Armando Toledo Valdés, explained on his Facebook account.

CyberCuba He contacted a doctor at the Calixto García hospital who said that they handle “all the details of the case with great mystery,” which is being controlled in a special way.

The accident took place on September 12 whenOne of the elevators at the Meliá Habana hotel, in which Lima Mesa was traveling, collapsed, who suffered fractures to his spine and legs, and a rib pierced his lung.

The crew member was quarantined for 14 days in the hotel after arriving in the country of Venezuela, guarding the IL-96 300 M of Cubana de Aviación, confirmed an official source who requested anonymity.

At the time of his death, Luis Alberto Lima Mesa was an Operational Security specialist for Cubana de Aviación, known as a bomb hunter.