Cancun, Q.R. — A family was left without a home Wednesday when a room was left blackened after catching fire. The fire happened in the Villas Otoch Paraíso subdivision, leaving the home in uninhabitable conditions but without any injuries.
The fire was reported to 9-1-1 Wednesday at an address in Region 259 of Cancun. Firefighters, paramedics and other emergency responders found the front door opened. They also found signs of an unsuccessful attempt by those inside to put the fire out themselves.
When the flames were extinguished, Cancun firemen reported that the fire consumed a 20-square-meter bedroom and damaged a large part of the home’s living room. Some of the kitchen and ceiling were also left blacked from the fire.
The fire was contained to a bedroom with two mattresses. Everything in the room was burned. Firemen have not said what started the house fire, only that is was successfully extinguished without any personal injuries.
“Our team from the Cancun Fire Department attended a house fire at SM. 259, where the fire was put out without any injuries. We thank the public for their support and timely reports, and we remind them of the importance of following preventive measures to avoid these incidents,” Bomberos Cancún reported.
