A Cuban family residing in Hialeah is in shock after having lost seven cars that were burned in a strong fire that broke out after a spectacular traffic accident that occurred early Monday morning in the vicinity of 9th Street and Palm Avenue.
The members of the Reyes family went to bed on Sunday night with all their vehicles in perfect condition and woke up on Monday with their cars turned into charred scrap metal.
“We were lying down when we heard a loud noise and got up. It sounded very loud, everything was already on. After the crash, all the cars automatically caught fire.“Eusebio Reyes, one of those affected, said in statements to America Tevé.
“A car that was coming, I imagine, collided there in the first parking lot with my daughter’s husband’s car at excess speed and that car pushed all the others over here and they all caught fire,” added Reyes, who in his particular case He lost a car he had just bought.
“I lost mine, a zero mile car I had just bought, my daughter’s husband lost his car and his work tools, he is a mechanic. “We all lost everything,” explained Reyes, who expressed concern because They have not found the support they expected in insurance so far.
After what happened, the Reyes family – who also complains about the “wild money” that the tow trucks charged them – does not rule out taking legal measures.
“Whatever has to be done is going to be done to pay for the cars.”“said Eusebio Reyes, who specified that at the moment they have gone to some places and that they already have the names of lawyers who can help them.
As if the loss of the vehicles were not enough, the Reyes family’s homes also suffered various damages to windows and structures.
Those affected received a report with the details of the case, which is now under investigation.
Two men, whose identities have not been revealed, are hospitalized in critical condition as a result of the accident.
It all happened around 12:44 am on Monday, when a car that lost control for unknown reasons collided with another and both ended up being projected into vehicles parked in front of a warehouse, which unleashed a fire of enormous proportions.
Firefighters battled for hours to put out the fire, which also caused damage to the building’s exterior. The flames were about to spread to the homes near the scene of the fire.
In addition to the burned vehicles, some surrounding properties suffered damage: shattered windows, broken glass and burned curtains.
So far there is no more information about the people who were in the car that crashed and caused the fire. Although it has been said They were two men in their 30s.a local media outlet indicated that there were three occupants of the vehicle, two men and a woman.
