A huge fire in Pakaun – residents are warned of pollution (videos, photos)
As the Fire and Rescue Department’s Situation Coordination Division informed BNS, a fire in Biruliškės, a power plant located in Kaunas district, extinguishes seven firefighters.
« There is no information about the victims, » said a representative of the unit on duty.
A report of a fire on the power plant was received at 5:51 pm. According to firefighters, the premises are not shot, the fire is derived inside, litter is burning.
According to Rima Aukštuolytė, a communications partner at Ignitis Group, the fire was noticed by the power plant staff, and the fire broke out in a place where waste is stored.
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« There is a place where a car that brings the waste, unloads it and is stored, » said R. Aukštuolytė.
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Džiuginta Vaitkevičienė, a spokeswoman for Kaunas Fire and Rescue Board, told BNS that the fire was about 6:45 p.m. was localized.
« The fire is no longer circulating and it managed to start operating, » said D. Vaitkevičienė.
According to her, the extinguishing pile of garbage collapsed, and firefighters were in danger.
« Firefighters did not suffer, everyone is counted, all in place, » said D. Vaitkevičienė.
According to her, people living around the farm around the farm had to be sent to be sent by the danger of danger.
Firefighters did not suffer, everyone is counted, all in place.
According to the BNS journalist, the entrances to the power plant are protected by the police, there are firefighters and the Department of Environmental Protection. According to him, the smoke smokes not only through the chimney, but also through the waste delivery gate, the smell is felt, when the wind blows, the smoke spreads more to the side of Kaunas.
Recommendations for residents
The National Center for Public Health (NVSC) informs residents that fire smoke can be dangerous to health.
« If you are outdoors and see dark smoke, smell a specific smell, move on to the anti -life – that is, to prevent the wind from carrying smoke to you. Closer to the fire residents are advised not to go outside, without opening at home, windows and doors. Do not leave the animal in the field of food.
It is noted that when driving through the fire site, it is recommended to close the car windows tightly.
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« We remind you – symptoms of acute pollutants: eye, nose and throat irritation, shortness of breath, cough, weakened lung function (especially in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), increased respiratory susceptibility to respiratory infections (especially children), exacerbated respiratory allergic inflammatory reactions. »
It was also burning in Vilnius
May 27 There was a huge fire in Vilnius, Jočionių Street, at the large Energesman Waste Management Factory. After 10 minutes, when the firefighters arrived at the fire, a metal hangar burned in an open flame, with mechanical and biological treatment of municipal waste. There were no people in the building.
On Sunday, over 60 firefighters in Vilnius, Panevėžys, Utena and Anykščiai extinguished the fire. 13 car tanks and 10 special vehicles came to the fire station. Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire on Monday.
Law enforcement officials opened a pre -trial investigation in Gariūnai in Gariūnai for this huge fire in the waste sorting company. The investigation has been initiated for the use of environmental or natural resources or structures that use or protected hazardous materials or contain potentially dangerous equipment or a violation of the rules of maintenance or use.
On Wednesday, Vice -Minister of Environment Tomas Vaitkevičius announced that some of the mixed waste accumulated in the area would take over the waste management centers of Utena, Kaunas, Alytus and Panevėžys regions.
