Fire at Manuel Fajardo Hospital in Havana forces the evacuation of several people

A fire broke out in the early hours of this Sunday at the Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Comandante Manuel Fajardo, one of the most renowned hospitals in Havana, necessitating the evacuation of several individuals as a precautionary measure.

The information was shared by the official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso, associated with Canal Caribe, who reported that the fire was extinguished by the firefighters in an unspecified time.

According to the official statement, "the flames originated in an unused venue, posing no risk to the lives of patients or staff at the center."

"Nevertheless, the evacuation of several individuals was carried out as a precautionary measure," Alonso specified in his post.

The main authorities of Havana went to the site to supervise the situation, and the causes of the fire remain under investigation.

The fire at Manuel Fajardo is not an isolated incident, but part of a troubling pattern of disasters in Cuban hospitals that reflects the deterioration of the island's healthcare infrastructure.

In April of this year, the Saturnino Lora Hospital in Santiago de Cuba experienced a fire with a blackout that necessitated the evacuation of 12 patients, four of whom were transferred to other facilities while eight were relocated internally.

Earlier, in October 2025, a fire at the 10th of October Hospital in Havana was contained in less than 15 minutes.

Similarly, in September of that year, the Amalia Simoni Hospital in Camagüey experienced a fire caused by an electrical overload in its transformer that required the evacuation of three critical patients.

In February 2025, a fire at the Provincial Hospital of Sancti Spíritus was also reported in the intermediate care unit.

This pattern is linked to the deterioration of electrical installations and the overall precariousness of Cuba's health infrastructure, a direct consequence of decades of neglect under the dictatorship.

The Hospital Comandante Manuel Fajardo, located in the Plaza de la Revolución municipality, is one of the oldest medical centers in the country, with origins dating back to 1880, and it combines specialized care with university training.

The power outages in Cuban hospitals pose a risk that can cost lives, as experts have warned, in a healthcare system that the regime presents to the world as a model while it is crumbling from within.