Residents of 8th Street, corner of G, in the Altamira neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba reported a new fire at a dump, which exacerbates the waste crisis the city is facing.
The fire occurred near a kerosene sales point, although that product has not been sold for a long time, so it apparently does not represent an explosion risk, reported local journalist Yosmany Mayeta through his Facebook page.
However, the smoke generated by the fire is affecting the residents of the area, who are reporting a lack of response from the firefighters and the prolonged absence of communal services to collect the garbage.
This incident adds to a series of similar fires that have occurred in Santiago de Cuba in recent weeks.
In recent days, the residents of the Military Neighborhood "Las Flores," in the "El Caney" Council, set fire to a garbage dump as a protest against the accumulation of waste in their community.
Although it has not been specified whether the Altamira fire was caused intentionally or was accidental, the lack of action from the authorities has led some residents to take extreme measures to draw attention to the garbage crisis in Santiago.
Mayeta has documented these events, citing the repeated complaints from neighbors to the Comunales management and other governmental bodies, without effective solutions being implemented.
"That's how the firefighters only arrive, and then they clean the trash cans," comment several affected individuals.
The garbage crisis in Santiago de Cuba is part of a broader problem that affects other cities in the country. In Havana, for example, a recent study revealed that every day the equivalent of three Olympic swimming pools of garbage is not collected, creating an environment conducive to the proliferation of diseases.
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