2024-03-28 16:07:49
It turned out that the landfill on Panerių Street caught fire.
Six fire trucks were dispatched to extinguish the fire.
A scrapyard is on fire
The Fire Protection and Rescue Service (PAGD) confirmed to Eltai that the car dump in Vilnius caught fire.
It is reported that the fire broke out on Panerių st. 56 in the landfill. Heavy clouds of black smoke can be seen at the scene.
Fixes increased pollution
According to PAGD, the fire was reported at 6 p.m. 32 min.
“Extinguishing works are currently underway, a car scrapyard is on fire,” said Konradas Liekis, senior specialist of the Situation Coordination Department of PAGD, to Eltai.
According to the PAGD representative, increased pollution is recorded around the scene. It is intended to provide recommendations to residents in the near future.
A large number of firefighters are at the scene.
Due to the fire, Vilnius City Municipality urges residents to close their windows.
“We recommend residents to close the windows and turn off the recovery systems. We are monitoring the situation and will inform you about the further progress”, it is written on the Facebook account of Vilnius City Municipality.
He advised to close the windows and monitor the air pollution
Vilnius city municipality has spread the information that the car dump is burning with an open flame. The burning area covers approximately 5,000 square meters. m.
PAGD is currently extinguishing the fire. 8 tanker trucks are already working at the scene of the fire.
The direction of the smoke is not exact, the smoke is spreading from the hearth of the fire towards Šeškina. Residents are asked to take safety measures: close windows, temporarily turn off recovery systems, and also avoid being in open spaces.
Air pollution in the city can be monitored:
The warning also reached the residents of Vilnius by telephone.
The fire broke out in the territory of “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”.
The Director of Corporate Affairs of Lietuvos Geležinkelių (LTG) Group, Aleksandras Zubriakovas, confirmed to Eltai when the fire broke out on the territory of Lietuvos Geležinkelių.
“I can confirm that the territory is ours, but it is not related to our railway infrastructure. The fire broke out in the tenant’s territory, small things are burning, possibly garbage”, said A. Zubriakovas.
According to him, the territory where the fire broke out belongs to the company UAB “Ruvis”, its manager cooperates with specialists on the spot.
“According to the preliminary data, as much as we managed to determine in an hour, the territory belongs to Ruvis UAB.” The managers of the company have been promptly contacted. As far as I know, they are already at the scene, cooperating with specialists,” he said.
A. Zubriakovas noted that after determining all the causes of the fire, it will be decided what responsibility will be applied to the tenant.
“We will find out exactly what was stored, and specialists will determine what caused the fire.” By cooperating with specialists in this way, we will determine the reasons, and it depends on what responsibility will be applied to the tenant”, said the director of corporate affairs of the LTG group.
Residents received warning messages about warning pollution
Residents received warning messages about pollution on their mobile phones.
“Due to the fire that broke out in Panerių st. there is a possibility of air pollution in the scrap yard. Please avoid being in the fresh air, we recommend closing the windows of the house,” reads the message distributed to residents.
The National Public Health Center (NVSC) also shared more detailed recommendations.
“If you are outside and you see dark smoke, smell a specific odor, move to the windward side – so that the wind does not blow the smoke towards you. Residents living closer to the fire are advised not to go outside, while remaining at home – not to open vents, windows and doors. If the house has mechanical ventilation systems, recuperation or air conditioning, we recommend turning off the systems. If you have wells, cover them and do not use them for drinking water. Do not leave animals outside. If you feel unwell, we recommend that you consult a doctor,” the NVSC statement reads.
The center also emphasizes that it is recommended to close the car windows tightly when driving past the fire scene.
“We remind you – the symptoms of acute exposure to pollutants: stinging of the eyes, nose and shortness of breath, weakened lung function (especially in case of obstructive lung disease), increased susceptibility of the respiratory tract to respiratory infections (especially in children), exacerbated inflammatory reactions of the respiratory tract,” NVSC warns.
The fire was localized
Thanks to the efforts of firefighters, at 10 p.m. 20 minutes the fire was localized. This means that the fire is no longer spreading.
“Regardless of the localization of the fire, the work of the firefighters will be enough throughout the night.
We defined an area of 1300 square meters where the most important works will take place.
All the fire here, which is still burning in separate fireplaces, needs to be reloaded.
And the height of this fire reaches from six to nine meters.
Three loaders load scrap parts soaked in water into other piles.
So far, firefighting is going smoothly,” – just before midnight to the portal lrytas.lt D. Gurevičius, the representative of the fire extinguishing headquarters, informed the information.
2024-03-28 16:07:49