AREQUIPA, Peru – An accident caused by an electrical failure occurred this Saturday morning in Room B of the Pabexpo Fairgrounds in Havana, where the XXVI International Crafts Fair (Fiart) is taking place.
The FIART Organizing Committee issued a press release stating that no injuries were reported.
In images shared by the official press of the Cuban regime, dozens of attendees are shown outside the premises and the presence of firefighters in the area, who were reported to be taking all necessary measures in response to the incident.
“The fair will reopen its exhibition halls to the public once the specialists rule and the necessary conditions are met,” the note states.
The authorities have so far not provided further details about the electrical failure, its causes and implications for the craft fair, which will conclude tomorrow, Sunday.
This is the third similar incident that has occurred in state entities since October. In mid-October, a fire of small proportions broke out during the early hours of the morning at the Inejiro Asanuma spinning mill, in the municipality of Gibara, Holguín, according to Cuban officials on social networks.
The fire was caused by a short circuit in the factory’s fourth extractor fan, according to the information provided. on Facebook by Nayla Marieta Leyva Rodríguez, official of the Municipal Committee of the Party in Gibara.
A couple of weeks earlier, on October 4, another fire broke out between 11:30 and 11:45 AM at the headquarters of the publishing house of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cubalocated on Zanja Street No. 352, corner of Escobar, in Havana Center. The incident caused the mobilization of firefighters and law enforcement officers, as can be seen in several photos of the scene taken by a collaborator of CubaNet.
According to preliminary reports, the fire was caused by the explosion of an electrical transformer installed on the façade of the building. Although the images show smoke and visible damage on the exterior, no significant damage was apparently reported inside the editorial headquarters.
