A Cuban family residing in a mobile home park in Miami Gardens He was the victim of a fire that left serious damage to his home, although fortunately there were no injuries.
Around five in the morning on Saturday, Pedro Fresnedo, his three-month pregnant wife, and the couple’s four-year-old daughter woke up to the news that a fire was threatening their home.
The fire, which broke out in a mobile home park located at 19-900 Northwest and 37th Avenue, It allegedly began in an uninhabited house next to the home where the family of Cuban origin lived.
The firefighters took a while to arrive because they had to cut the main entrance to the mobile home park with a saw, he said. Telemundo 51.
Fresnedo explained that his car exploded and that fragments of the vehicle hit the door of the house.
The Cuban says that he spent a while pouring water on the door to prevent the worst.
“I went inside the house to throw water at the door until the car exploded and it was already complete,” he explained.
Pedro Fresnedo says that he did not have insurance, which complicates the recovery of the property.
“It was the house next door, it’s not our fault. The manager says that we must take care of the expenses,” he laments.
Images released by the aforementioned media outlet reveal the state in which the house was left.
The family has faith that despite everything the property manager will help them while they recover from the unexpected blow. They ask that they be granted at least two months of free rent to be able to get ahead.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
It is not the first time in recent days that a Cuban family in South Florida has been affected by a fire.
Recently, a Cuban truck driver was described as a “hero” after managing to avoid, thanks to his correct reaction, a tragedy at a Miami-Dade gas station.
In that case, the truck driver was driving his truck with a semi-trailer around 3 a.m. on Thursday when he stopped to add fuel at pump seven of a gas station. The Cuban was fueling his 18-wheeler with diesel when he suddenly saw smoke. When he went to investigate, he saw flames starting to come out of the vehicle.
He quickly got into the truck and drove it away from the gas station as flames spread inside the vehicle. Videos from surveillance cameras in the area showed how the Cuban drove towards a desolate area from where he jumped.
