The explosion of an electric motorcycle caused a fire and the partial collapse of a space in Camagüey on Tuesday morning. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
The house, located at 585 Pobres Street, between San Esteban and Jaime, in the historic center of the city, caught fire after the motorcycle’s battery exploded while charging. The vehicle was placed next to a gasoline-powered motorcycle, Cuban journalist Henry Constantin reported. , director of the independent media outlet La Hora de Cuba.
Constantín explained that the living room of the space was completely lit with a fireplace and the ceiling collapsed. In addition to destroying the electric motorcycle, the chimney also destroyed the gasoline motorcycle, which “probably increased the strain on its fuel,” he explained.
Fortunately, none of the citizens were injured. All of them were awake at the time of the explosion and managed to escape through the back of the house.
A witness told the outlet that it took firefighters an hour to arrive, even though the station was only 1. 6 kilometers from the crash site.
In June, two similar incidents in which electric motorcycle batteries exploded led to tragedies that led to the deaths of family members.
Earlier that month, a couple and their 21-year-old son died in a pre-dawn fireplace at their home in Playa.
Two weeks later, the explosion of an electric motorcycle in Havana caused a fire that caused the death of a couple and serious injuries to their 3 children. The child, a nine-year-old boy, died after several days in critical condition.
A relative of Alamar lost all his belongings in a violent fire that destroyed his apartment.
Given the increase in explosions of electric motorcycles in Cuba, it is worth perceiving the dangers and preventive measures. Below are some not uncommon questions and answers related to those unfortunate events.