2024-08-01 16:33:47
As reported by the Kaunas Fire Rescue Board, on August 1. about 1 hour 55 minutes Marijampolė firefighters were called to Marijampolė borough, Baraginė village, Baraginė st. People were reported to be seeing smoke coming from the apartment building and flames were also visible. According to the report, the fire broke out in a house where five families live.
When the firefighters arrived, the wooden five-apartment building with two annexes was burning with open flames from the inside, so the rescuers no longer had the opportunity to enter it.
Before the rescuers arrived, people took two gas cylinders out of the house to avoid a possible explosion.
The fire was extinguished by a large fire brigade, water was supplied by main lines from an outdoor fire hydrant located 15 meters and 80 meters away.
During the fire, the roof of the building was burned, half of the building, where 4 apartments were located, was burned, the flame swallowed all the furniture and household items inside. However, firefighters managed to protect another house 15 meters away.
According to the report of the rescuers, when the fire broke out, 7 adults and two minors managed to escape from the burning house before the firemen arrived.
The incident is under investigation.
2024-08-01 16:33:47