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Power Fluctuations Set Off Air-Conditioner Fire in Maracay

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Severe power fluctuations reportedly caused an air conditioner to explode and ignite a fire in a home in Maracay, Venezuela.
  • The flames damaged a mattress, sheets and television, while the homeowner said firefighters did not arrive and neighbors helped him.
  • The incident came amid wider instability in Venezuela’s electricity system, with the government alleging sabotage and experts and opposition figures citing corruption and poor maintenance.

A sudden surge in electricity turned an air conditioner into the source of a house fire in Maracay, leaving one family facing damage to basic belongings.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the Piñonal sector of Aragua state, at a home on JJ Montesinos Street. According to the account cited by El Siglo, the air conditioner exploded after the current rose sharply. Flames quickly spread to a mattress and sheets beneath the unit, and also damaged a television in the room.

The power rose suddenly and the air conditioner exploded. Immediately, the mattress and sheets underneath caught fire, the television was also damaged, and I panicked.

· Félix CoronadoHe described how the electrical surge caused the fire and damaged his belongings.

Félix Coronado, the homeowner, described the panic as he watched his belongings burn. “The power rose suddenly and the air conditioner exploded. Immediately, the mattress and sheets underneath caught fire, the television was also damaged, and I panicked,” he said.

I became very nervous. Luckily, the neighbors helped me because the firefighters never came. Now I don’t know who will repair this damage, because these are the little things we have managed to obtain through a lot of effort.

· Félix CoronadoHe expressed distress over the lack of an emergency response and the loss of household possessions.

Coronado lives alone with his 12-year-old disabled son, who has undergone six operations on his leg and currently needs a mattress that provides comfort. That mattress was among the items destroyed. Coronado said neighbors came to help because firefighters never arrived, leaving him uncertain about how he would repair the damage. “I became very nervous. Luckily, the neighbors helped me because the firefighters never came. Now I don’t know who will repair this damage, because these are the little things we have managed to obtain through a lot of effort,” he said.

The fire followed another reported power failure affecting areas of Caracas and several states, including Aragua. Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez said the electrical system was being “sabotaged and manipulated” in protest against recent oil agreements. Experts and opposition figures, however, attributed the system’s condition mainly to corruption and a lack of maintenance.

Sabotaged and manipulated

· Delcy RodríguezThe acting Venezuelan president used these words to describe the condition of the national electrical system.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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