A fire in the exterior area of a building next to the 3rd and 70th bus stop in the Havana municipality of Playa occurred in the afternoon of this Monday without causing major damage.
Three police patrols arrived at the scene within minutes of the fire spreading through the brush, but the agents could do little after the wind fueled the fire and prevented nearby people from breathing due to the intense smoke that was released from the flames.
“But why so many police? Why don’t the firemen come?” wondered a woman trying unsuccessfully to hail a taxi in the intense heat and smoke.
“It’s because they’re nervous because this morning it got hotter than that fire,” replied a young man who was waiting for the bus on route P1, clearly alluding to the protest that took place hours before, and a few meters from there. , in front of the Embassy of Costa Rica where hundreds of Cubans claimed expeditiously a transit visa to the Central American country.
After about 20 minutes the firefighters arrived, almost when the fire was extinguishing. They vacated the stand and began pumping water over the still smoldering coals, while people at the stand joked about the fuss they made by coming to the site.
“They arrive when it’s all over,” said a slush vendor ironically.
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