One injured after car fire on Havana street

One person was reportedly injured after a car caught fire this Thursday in the middle of the street in the Havana neighborhood of El Vedado.

In statements toCyberCuba A witness who witnessed the incident said that the car caught fire when a mechanic was trying to fix a defect.

The victim suffered some burns.

"The mechanic who at that time was making repairs to the car suffered some burns to his face, hair and one hand and was taken to the hospital," the source explained.

For his part, photographer Pedro Luis García published on his profile a video of the incident and stated that the incident occurred on F Street, between Calzada and Quinta. The images showed firefighters at the scene, who managed to control the situation quickly.

The reports ofburned cars In Cuba they are increasingly frequent, among other factors due to the poor quality of fuel, the lack of fire extinguishers and the mechanical and electrical failures that cars present.

Just six days ago a tourist car caught fire at night in the middle of Havana avenue, but no deaths or injuries were reported.

Likewise a few months ago a carIt caught fire at night on a corner in El Vedado, and the fire consumed another vehicle on Boyeros Avenue, in Havana.

Last October, a tourist rental car also caught fire on the Central Highway, but there were no injuries in the accident.