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The Situation Coordination Division of the Fire and Rescue Department reported that the incident report was received around 7:30 p.m.
According to preliminary data, the wall of the common-use staircase of the apartment building on Gabijos Street cracked and the tiles began to fall. Residents said that not only the wall, but also the floor and ceiling were cracked.
It is reported that the Maxima shopping center on the ground floor has also been evacuated.
Rescuers also removed a disabled person from the apartment building, according to preliminary data, his life is not in danger.
“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.
Currently, residents are being evacuated from the building, experts are expected to assess the condition of the building.
Not only large fire brigades, doctors and 6 police teams work on site.
As the local deputy mayor of the capital, Valdas Benkunskas, later informed BNS, according to preliminary data, some 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.
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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