SLP, Mexico.- A fire It broke out this afternoon, Tuesday, December 31, in a multi-family building located at Merced No. 129, between Damas and Cuba streets, in the center of Old Havana, according to the Municipal Administration Council of the area.
According to the information in the government profile, units of the Cuban Fire Department went to the property to put out the fire. flames.
So far the official media have not reported victims; However, in the account of Facebook “Edmundo Dantés Junior” and “La Tijera” allude to a person who, trying to escape the flames, fell from the balcony and died from the impact.
A video filmed by a CubaNet collaborator in Havana shows the force of the flames coming out of the building.
As the year 2024 is about to close, several fires have been reported in Havana. Last Thursday, a large-scale accident consumed the remains of the old La Concha social circle, located in the Playa municipality, in the cuban capital. Although the flames were controlled hours later, the fire regained intensity until it was finally extinguished well into the night, according to reports on social networks.
The incident caused no casualties, but left serious damage to the weakened structure of the building, which had been completely abandoned for decades.
Although the authorities have not yet offered an official version of the origin of the flames, several hypotheses on social networks point to a bonfire on the beach that was not adequately attended to as a possible cause.
Images shared on different platforms showed the dense column of smoke, visible from different neighborhoods of the city.
Months ago, firefighters managed to control a fire of medium proportions that broke out at the Capri Hotel, in Havanawhich would have been caused by an electrical outage.
A note from the Administration Council of the Plaza de la Revolución municipality stated that the fire started in the kitchen of the La Florentina restaurant, on the top floors of the Capri Hotel, located at 21 and N, in the Vedado neighborhood.
An electrical outage in the kitchen caused flames to spread throughout the facility, but they were extinguished within an hour.}
In the incident, two workers inhaled smoke, and were urgently taken to the Calixto García Hospital and evaluated by specialists.
