In Vilnius, on Wednesday evening, a car dump is on fire in the territory of “Lietuvos geležinkelių”.
The Vilnius Municipality, which reported on this, said that approximately 5,000 houses were on fire. square meter area.
“The direction of the smoke is not precise, the smoke is spreading from the source of the fire towards Šeškina,” the municipality said.
Aleksandras Zubriakovas, Director of Corporate Affairs of the Lietuvos Geležinkelių (LTG) Group, confirmed to BNS that the fire broke out on the territory of Lietuvos Geležinkelių, but it is not related to the company’s infrastructure.
According to him, the fire broke out in the territory rented by “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”.
The extinguishing work may last until the morning
As BNS was informed by the Situation Coordination Department of the Fire Protection and Rescue Department (PAGD), the disaster report was received at 6:32 p.m.
According to the representative of the department, the landfill is believed to be on fire at 56 Panerių Street. Eight tankers were dispatched to the scene.
At this address, there is a car dump belonging to the Ruvis company. The main activity of the company is the purchase, processing and export of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap.
After calling the contacts listed on the company’s website, its representative refrained from commenting and asked to call later.
“It seems that extinguishing the fire may take longer, because there is a pile of various metal with certain parts several meters higher, where open fire is being started,” PAGD representative Donatas Gurevičius told BNS.
According to him, the fire extinguishing work will take place overnight, until Thursday morning.
Vilnius County Police representative Julija Samorokovskaja confirmed to BNS that traffic is closed on Panerių Street due to the fire.
According to preliminary data, there are no victims or dead yet.
The director of the administration of the Vilnius municipality, Adomas Bužinskas, also stated on Facebook that the car dump was on fire.
In some places, increased air pollution is recorded
In the event of a fire, a resident of the capital received a warning from the PAGD on their mobile phones about possible air pollution, recommending to avoid being in the fresh air. Some time ago, the municipality recommended residents to close windows, temporarily turn off recuperation systems, and also avoid being in open spaces.
The Department of Environmental Protection (AAD) told BNS that the fire is not localized, so it is not possible to enter the place and examine what is burning.
“A manhole in the sewage system has been plugged to prevent firefighting water from entering the city’s sewage system,” the AAD said.
According to him, the laboratory of the Environmental Protection Agency was called to the scene to take air and sewage samples, and simulations of the spread of air pollution are being made.
The agency stated on Facebook that it records high pollution on Savanorių Avenue.
“Concentrations of other pollutants were low. No increase in pollutant concentrations was recorded in other Vilnius OKT stations,” wrote the Environmental Protection Agency.
NVSC recommends distance education to nearby institutions
In the event of a fire in Vilnius, on Panerių Street, the National Public Health Center (NVSC) recommends that nearby educational institutions continue the process remotely.
“It is known that smoke from a fire is extremely toxic, so for educational institutions located near the fire, due to the possible negative health effects, the NVSC recommends to continue the educational process at a distance,” the center said on Wednesday evening.
According to the NVSC, the list of educational institutions will be revised by the Vilnius City Municipality after receiving the data of laboratory tests carried out by environmentalists.
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