Firefighters put out fire in central hair salon in Holguín

And small fire at the Valle Grande hair salon, in the heart of the city of Holguín, was quickly put down by firefighters on Sunday morning.

Around 7:30 a.m., the fire was beginning to gain strength in the premises located on Libertad Street, between Martí and Frexes, when a police patrol circulating through the place detected the incident, according to a note published on the Facebook profile “Realities from Holguín”.

The publication stated that the cause of the accident was “a short circuit into the power outlet located at the reception.”

Firefighter commands 6 and 25 immediately went to the hair salon and extinguished the fire quickly, which “made it possible for it to be contained in time and not spread to the rest of the place or to other economic objectives with which said hair center adjoins.” beauty,” the note indicated.

The post by “Realidades desde Holguín”, a profile related to the Ministry of the Interior, praised the “skill” of the patrol officers and firefighters who put out the flames. In a triumphant tone, he highlighted the action as a “great exercise of skills” less than 24 hours before the start of the Day of Protection against fires in Cuba.

The Valle Grande hair salon is located in the center of the capital of Holguín, in front of the Calixto García park, and is adjacent to shops and other businesses in the city.

This same week, A fire caused damage to four homes in a citadel in the municipality of Diez de Octubre, In the Habana. No injuries were reported in the incident.

At the beginning of the month, A man who suffers from mental illness caused a small fire in his house in Santiago de Cuba, a fact that kept the local residents alert. Fortunately, the flames did not cause damage to the surrounding homes or any people.

On a section of the National Highway in the province of Villa Clara, An allegedly intentional fire damaged part of the water pipeline that goes from Palmarito to the highway, on April 27, which forced the supply of liquid in the area to be interrupted for more than 24 hours.