Several housing units in a tenement building caught fire in Santiago de Cuba, near the Los Muñequitos Park, in an incident reported on social media by independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta.
The fire occurred in René Ramos, in the Los Olmos neighborhood, according to the testimony gathered in the publication.
According to accounts shared in comments on Mayeta's posts, neighbors in the area gathered in the park to watch and record the scene; however —according to the same version— they did not call the firefighters, and it was a passing motorist who reportedly assisted and raised the alarm.
The post calls for "greater awareness" and "more empathy," criticizing that some people preferred to record the incident instead of helping.
So far, the report indicates that there were no injuries, although "everything was completely lost" for those affected by the fire, with no details provided on the number of victims or the exact number of homes affected.
The causes of the fire have not been specified, nor is there an official report from the firefighters or local authorities, so the information is limited to what was shared in the cited publication.
In October of last year, a fire that occurred on D Street between 5 and 6, in the Agüero neighborhood of the city of Santiago de Cuba, left a family completely homeless, as they now survive on the street, among ruins, garbage, and official neglect.
Neighbors reported that the residents of the home, with apparent neurodivergence, were collecting waste from city garbage bins to store it in the house, which, along with the precarious hygiene conditions, may have contributed to the fire.
The elderly mother of the family now remains in the corridor, without shelter or food, while the little that was salvaged from the fire is piled up in foreign spaces, raising concerns about insects and diseases, reported independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada through his Facebook profile.
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