A ravenous fire on Wednesday morning destroyed several homes, mostly made of wood and in poor habitable conditions, in the districtThe Laughter, in the city of Santiago de Cuba, as announced insocial networks the journalist Yosmany Mayeta.
No loss of life was reported, although a handful of families lost all their belongings in the incident., which occurred exactly on 2nd Street #280.
The causes of the fire are currently unknown.
The aforementioned source said - citing the testimony of witnesses - thatWhen the fire truck arrived a few minutes later, it ran out of water, and this forced the neighbors themselves to begin putting out the flames as best they could.
“They lost everything, it's sad to see how these people are,” lamented Cecilia, a woman who witnessed the incident and who recorded some images.
Another witness said that even the neighbors near the scene of the fire began to remove their belongings from their homes for fear that the fire would spread.
As of the closing of this note, there is no official confirmation of the number of victims. Official media outlets have so far not reported on what happened.
Yosmany Mayeta -resident in Washington but who from a distance watches over the news in his city of origin-He asked his followers living in Santiago to come and help the affected families.
“A simple help, no matter how minimal, comforts hearts,” stated the communicator.
In the comments section, a Cuban resident in the United States but native to that area, stated thatSix homes were affected and he lamented the tragedy.
He explained that those who reside in that area in terrible conditions were already families affected by Hurricane Sandy, and asked that a blanket of solidarity be extended over them.
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