Residents of the Girón building in Havana had been denouncing the poor condition of the property for years.

After the fire that occurred on June 22, neighbors of the Girón building in Vedado, Havana, recalled their numerous complaints about the poor condition of the property and denounced the lack of state attention to the terrible conditions of the structures and electrical installations.

Upon learning the result of the investigation into the incident, which determined the occurrence of a short circuit, the residents of the building expressed their dissatisfaction, as the warning had already been issued but was ignored until reaching a critical point, posing danger to the lives and properties of the individuals.

"Since before the fire, the wiring had issues," confirmed a neighbor identified as Ana to Martí Noticias, who pointed out the need for a major repair, which supposedly was supposed to be done two years ago, but the brigade responsible for the work left shortly after "and took all the materials."

According to the neighbor, "the short circuit occurred inside the space of one of those rooms..., the fire kept spreading from one room to another until reaching the ground floor."

The residents of the building - which houses around 600 people - revealed that there are electrical problems and leaks in most of the apartments, while "the handrails of the stairs are broken. Everything is deteriorating over the years if they never give maintenance to anything," they stated.

Now, following the fire, authorities "identified" the mentioned damages and ensured that they will work "to the best of their ability," as reported by a Cuban official television report.

The incident, which occurred last Saturday, received an immediate response from the city's firefighters, while authorities of the regime closely monitored the extinguishing actions. The Municipal Administration Council of Plaza de la Revolución warned Havana residents through a message on social media.

The day after the incident, the territory government issued an official statement to detail the situation of the property, a text that left several questions open regarding the management and lack of transparency surrounding this incident.

The text highlighted the return of residents to their homes, although it did not provide details about the conditions of the premises or the safety of the building.

Composed of two 17-story towers, articulated by a core of elevators connected to the stairs by horizontal circulation tubes, the building with 132 apartments was designed in 1967 by the architects Antonio Quintana and Alberto Rodríguez Surribas.