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As reported by the Fire Protection and Rescue Department on Wednesday, firefighters responded to two of those calls this week: on Monday the body of a man was found in a fire water reservoir in Kaišiadorys district, Žaslius.
On the evening of the same day, another disaster was reported: a man fell into a well in Lazdijai district, Seiriai city. Rescuers found him at a depth of about 16 m, one of the firefighters wearing a respiratory protection device descended into the well and lifted the man.
He was referred to the doctors, but they indicated the man’s death.
According to the director of the Vilnius Fire and Rescue Board, Vidas Kerševičius, there are several abandoned wells in the country that are overgrown, with broken caps or without covers.
“There are cases where people fall into these abandoned wells and cannot ask for help or get out of them. There was a case in Kaunas when a child fell into such an abandoned well. His search lasted several days. It involved the Public Security Service, police and fire brigade. Thanks to great efforts, the twelve-year-old boy was found. He had fallen into a fire water tank 4-5 m deep. Fortunately, there was no water in it. The reservoir was in the city territory, by the river, all covered and unused for a long time, once owned by a single company, ”says V. Kerševičius.
According to him, those unsealed and unused wells were also applied to municipalities.
“Fire water tanks located in the territories of the companies must be maintained by the companies themselves. They must ensure that they are hermetic, covered, fenced and with a certain amount of water. When the company goes bankrupt, there is no one to take care of it. from the fire reservoir. Then wait for disaster. Usually these tanks do not have a ladder, making it difficult to get off when you fall into it. Right now, where there is a good water supply system, the tanks against fires, unfortunately there are still many in the districts, ”says the head of the board.
According to V. Kerševičius, rescue work in wells is very complicated and risky, because methane or hydrogen sulfide gas can accumulate in them, and with a respirator it is very difficult to enter the well, because it is clogged everywhere.
In July, three Vilniaus Vandenai employees were poisoned while cleaning wells in Nemenčinč. They were poisoned by hydrogen sulfide gas accumulated in the pipes, according to a PAGD spokesperson. The three workers later died rescuing each other.
Later, one of the firefighters who rescued them was injured, his mask was opened and he was taken to hospital due to poor health.
To prevent disaster from happening, V. Kerševičius advises residents to be vigilant and not walk in abandoned areas, and to pick up the phone when going somewhere, so that if possible, the event can be reported.
“It’s good if the scene of a disaster is quickly identified and sometimes no one can be found in a remote location for years,” he says.
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