Fire Commands from various territories of the province of Sancti spíritus They managed to quell a fire of medium proportions that this Sunday affected several homes and a gastronomic center of the town of Yaguajay.
The incident, which was triggered at night at the intersection of Panchito Gómez and General Peraza streets -known as the corner of Meneses -caused damage to five houses and the El Refugio cafeteria bar, according to a publication of the provincial newspaper Escambray.
On Sunday night in #Yaguajay of #Sanctispíritus In the corner of Meneses there was a fire in the leased the refuge, affecting the entity already 5 adjacent homes, there were no losses of human lives. pic.twitter.com/hajdceugsy
– Municipal Assembly Popular Power Yaguajay (@ayaguajay) SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Once the flames were controlled, specialized forces of the Ministry of Interior (Minint) were maintained on Monday investigating the causes of the fact that left the greatest effects in the gastronomic installation and three of the adjacent homes, which suffered the total loss of their roofs and damage to their structures.
The situation was at first by the town’s Firefighters Command, which other arrived from the municipalities of Sancti Spíritus and Cabaiguán joined, the information requires.
As reported by Yeni Pérez Cárdenas, a neighbor of the place, the custodian of a particular establishment warned about the presence of the flames.
He added that in just five minutes the fire gained strength from the roof of El Refugio, so the inhabitants joined the MININT forces to save the belongings of almost all families, in some cases in its entirety.
“People supported everything they could, climbed on the roofs and avoided the spread of the flames,” he said.
The family that occupied the old Yaguajay optics premises did not run the same luck, but also managed to save some belongings and appliance equipment.
The political authorities of the territory created commissions to assess damage and serve the affected families. One of them needed to be transferred to a territory accommodation unit, the report points out.
