HAVANA TIMES – Routine is something that repeats itself, that’s why it’s called that. However, sometimes unforeseen events occur. This breaks these repetitive actions in our lives. Today, for example, the trash nearby caught fire. There are three garbage bins at the corner near my apartment building. Someone threw a cigarette butt, either accidentally or on purpose, into the bins without lids, which were full of papers and other debris scattered on the ground.
Several neighbors got scared and threw buckets of water; I myself threw two, but the flames continued. The fire even began to spread. Then, a couple of CVP (Surveillance and Protection Corps) from CIMEX used a fire extinguisher, but they couldn’t put it out either. Only the firefighters managed to extinguish the fire. They acted quickly, with the strong water jets from their hoses, until the fire was completely out. Luckily, it didn’t happen at night.
After a while, a truck and a bulldozer appeared to clean up the mess. The ones in charge of cleaning were young men from military service, not from the city communal service. Now they are made to do tasks that don’t belong to them. Poor guys!
The trash situation is a multiplying problem. In the neighborhoods, overflowing and broken trash bins are everywhere. Most remain overturned for days and weeks. This causes people to throw garbage on top of them. Then everything worsens, and the food waste starts to rot.
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