A premises located on 3 Sur Street between Santa Rita and San Gregorio in Guantánamo suffered a large-scale fire that affected its structure, which is at risk of collapsing, according to reports on social media.
A post by the official journalist Miguel Reyes Mendoza, known on Facebook as 'Miguel Noticias', shared a video of the incident and stated that firefighters managed to extinguish the fire, but the structure of the premises was severely damaged.
"Images of what happened at 3 Sur/Santa Rita and San Gregorio, Guantánamo. The causes are still under investigation, although some suggest it is the result of a short circuit and indicate that the premises were devastated. They managed to extinguish the fire, but the standing structure is at risk of collapsing," reported the journalist.
The recording captures a neighbor stating that the fire originated from an electric meter; however, the events are under investigation, and at the time of writing this note, the official causes that led to the incident are unknown, as well as the name or purpose of the establishment consumed by the flames.
The constant blackouts and fluctuations in the electricity supply cause breakdowns and malfunctions in the electrical systems of homes and businesses in Cuba.
In the eastern region, usually more affected by power supply outages, these incidents have been reported by its residents on more than one occasion.
In mid-September, a devastating fire destroyed part of the home of a couple dedicated to supporting the "Bienestar Animal Guantánamo" Project, focused on helping stray animals in this eastern province of Cuba.
In April, a fire consumed the sawmill of a coffee company in the Guantanamo municipality of Yateras. The incident originated from a pile of sawdust and was caused by the high temperatures and drought in the area, which turned a large accumulation of wooden waste into a sort of oven.
The drought, another factor influencing the number of fires reported in rural areas of the province, was also one of the triggers of the fire that broke out in January in the locations of Tres Fiebres, in Moa, and Alto de Cruzata, Yateras, in areas belonging to the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park.
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