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“Late tonight today, residents were evacuated from an apartment building on Gabija Street. Residents of 72 apartments had to leave their homes as the roofs and walls of the building were noticed to begin to crack. Some of the residents temporarily stayed with their relatives, others were provided temporary accommodation in a hotel by the municipality.
Experts work on the scene. Tonight it will be assessed whether the building can continue to function safely. Anyway, the house in 2004. The construction is not old, but has been investigated more than once for similar problems. Brock is obvious, but all answers need research, ”writes the deputy mayor.
In Vilnius, Gabijos Street, after the wall of the apartment building was breached, residents were evacuated from the building, the Fire Protection and Rescue Department informed BNS on Monday night.
“A notification was received about Gabijos street. 30 cracks in the stairwell and some apartments. Our forces went to the place, confirmed the fact, sent construction experts to assess the state, people are evicted and evacuated for security reasons, ”said Saulius Žilinskas, representative of PAGD.
He said he still couldn’t say how many people had been evacuated.
“This is currently being done,” said S. Žilinskas.
Notification of the incident was received around 7 pm, the Civil Protection Division of the Vilnius City Municipality was also informed about it.
According to the local deputy mayor of the capital Valdas Benkunskas, according to BNS, according to preliminary data, about 100 people were evacuated from the apartment building.
“The residents left their homes disciplined. (…) Some people took care of themselves where they could spend the night. The municipality also provided the hotel for the night,” he said.
Povilas Poderskis, director of the Vilnius municipality administration, later told BNS that the house has a total of 72 apartments, of which “between 100 and 200 inhabitants” have been evacuated. According to him, the exact number of evacuated residents is not yet known.
According to the deputy mayor, the apartment building was built in 2004, but “it has been known as problematic from earlier times.”
He said the main cause of the incident was expected to be known tonight.
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