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At about 6 p.m. Smoke began to rise from the Meridianas sailboat, which adorns the embankment of the Dane River in downtown Klaipeda. Soon the smoke was already noticeable from other streets of the old town, from Jonas Hill.
Firefighters were called to the scene. A total of two tankers arrived, an additional crew. Police officers also showed up at the scene.
It appears that the fire broke out on the top floor, followed by firefighters.
An employee of the Fire and Rescue Department’s Situation Coordination Division said the fire was localized. It hits about 20 square meters. meters of covered area, the furniture on it.
15min photo of the reader / Flaming Meridian
How 15 minutes said Gediminas Gudavičius, representative of Meridiano, according to preliminary data, the fire could have started from the outdoor heater. Visitors to the restaurant at the time were evacuated. “I am going to the place now, so there is nothing I can comment on,” said the interlocutor.
Klaipėda Mayor Vytautas Grubliauskas 7:00 p.m. 30 minutes. He wrote in his account that the workers themselves managed to put out the fire with fire extinguishers. The ship will be open to visitors on Friday.
Last year, the Meridian was repaired at the dock. In November, after the repairs, the residents of Klaipėda watched the sailboat return to its place from the Dane berth.
The Meridian sailboat, which has housed a restaurant in recent years, was built in Finland in 1947. To the Soviet Union. The ship went to the Klaipeda Maritime School. It served as a training sailboat for a long time. In 1971, Barkentina ceased to be fit to sail and housed the then prestigious restaurant.
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