SLP, Mexico.- A fire reduced five motorcycles to ashes in the parking lot of the “Mariana Grajales” Gynecobstetric Hospital in Santa Clara, in the province of Villa Clara, this Monday morning, according to reported Juan José Pulido López, general director of Health in that town.
No loss of life or injuries were reported in the incident. Only the vehicles were affected. Two electric motorcycles were left with partial damage and four were not affected, Pulido said, adding that the motorbike was completely damaged. ceiling from the parking lot.
On the other hand, pro-government reporter Henry Omar Pérez stated that the fire was quickly controlled by the actions of the Ministry of the Interior and the Santa Clara Fire Department.
According to his note, an internal combustion engine was also affected by the flames.
“The fire was quickly controlled by joint forces of the Ministry of the Interior and the Santa Clara Fire Department. Fortunately, no loss of life or injuries have been reported. The corresponding authorities are investigating the causes of the incident,” he wrote in Facebook.
He also stated that this type of incidents related to the combustion of motorbikes has increased in recent days, which is why he called on the population to take extreme prevention measures.
The list of accidents related to moped explosions in the country has grown rapidly in recent years. Almost every month, similar events are reported on social networks, where electric motorcycles, parked inside homes or workplaces, explode and cause fires, often devastating.
The main cause of these accidents is usually the overheating of lithium batteries, when they are left connected to the power for a long time.
In September, a man died in Old Havana due to the fire caused by the explosion of a motorbike. The accident occurred on Picota Street, between Acosta and Jesús María.
According to a collaborator of CubaNet present in the vicinity of the place, the victim, a man over 60 years old, was identified as Lázaro by neighbors.
The previous month, a motorbike exploded in a house located on 6th Street, between Enramada and Aguilera, in the Santa Bárbara neighborhood, in the center of the city of Santiago de Cuba.
According to journalist reports Yosmany Mayeta Labradathe electric motorcycle was parked inside the house and the explosion generated a fire that spread quickly, putting both the home and surrounding houses at risk.
The neighbors tried to control the flames before the arrival of the firefighters, who arrived at the scene 20 minutes after the explosion, when the fire had already caused serious damage to the facade of the house.
