The corporation Cimexwhich manages the operation of most gas stations in Cuba, reported on a fire occurred in one of its facilities located in the western province of Sagebrush.
The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the area of the Servicentro track on March 13, according to a statement published by the entity on its Facebook profile, and reviewed by official means.
In its note, the entity clarifies that the incident occurred after being fitted with B-83 gasoline fuel to a private vehicle of Lada mechanics.
In addition, it specifies that the driver was preparing to leave the gas station area when a fire broke out in the engine of the aforementioned vehicle due to technical malfunctions in it.
According to reports, the incident was quelled by the rapid action of the workers with the help of the means of extinction, which prevented its spread. As a result, no damage to the facility or human or material losses were reported.
For its part, the local newspaper of Artemisa, when reporting the event, assured that the victim was “a blue car, known as almendrones”, and pointed out that the event had been “magnified with bad intentions on social networks”.
The publication reports that the fire was put out “with Cupet’s own fire extinguishers” at almost 1:00 AM Likewise, it cites Yasiel Martínez Noda, shift chief who received the installation this morning, who pointed out that, although They can be seen “as something normal”, fires like the one that has occurred now, “of this minimum magnitude happen with some frequency in the Cupet”.
The fire at the Artemisa gas station had generated speculation on social networks about the possibility that it was sabotage, at a time when the Island is going through a severe economic crisis and is suffering great shock from the fire of great proportions at the Matanzas Supertanker Basewhich has left a balance of 16 deceased, including 14 whose remains could not be fully identified.
Also in the last few hours, publications have been published about a fire in the Ríomar building, located in the vicinity of the mouth of the Almendares River, in Havana. In the videos that circulate on social networks, a column of smoke can be seen coming out of the upper floors of the building, which currently has few occupied apartments.
Until now, the fact had not been reported through any official means, so the magnitude and exact time of the fire, as well as its possible causes and consequences, were unknown.
