A fire that occurred on the afternoon of this Wednesday affected the home of an elderly man with visual disabilities in Santiago de Cuba while he was using an electric stove.
According to the official profile "Santiago de Cuba al día" on Facebook, the neighbors of the affected resident, named Rogelio Arencibia, reported both on the causes of the incident and on the health status of the elderly man.
The publication also specified that the incident occurred at D Street #29, between Estrella and Santa Bárbara, in the Jiménez neighborhood.
Firefighters from the province responded to the scene and were able to extinguish the start of the fire before the flames spread to nearby homes.
It appears that no casualties were reported, although the fire caused significant material damage to Arencibia's home.
The journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada posted a video on Facebook showing that the fire truck had already extinguished the flames.
Recently, during the massive blackout in Cuba, an apartment caught fire in the 23 Alamar area of Havana after the family living there attempted to cook with firewood due to the lack of electricity.
A video shared on TikTok by user Lidia Rodríguez specified that at the time of the incident, there were two children in the house, and fortunately, no one was injured as a result of it.
A few days ago, a medium-sized fire broke out at a raw materials center in the Artemisa municipality of Güira de Melena, as reported by residents on their social media.
The fire, visible from much of the town, drew in many locals, who remarked that the cause of the incident is still unknown.
At the beginning of the month, the forces of the Ministry of the Interior and the Fire Department extinguished a fire that started in the store La Francia Moderna, owned by the corporation CIMEX S.A., Cienfuegos Branch, located on the central boulevard of the city.
The swift response of both the store staff and the firefighters ensured that there were no human casualties or injuries reported.
However, the incident has caused significant economic losses, reported the official newspaper Cinco de Septiembre on Facebook.
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