After extinguishing the fire that broke out in a car scrapyard in Vilnius on Wednesday, environmentalists will investigate how many pollutants have entered the environment, reports Edgaras Skrebė, a representative of the Department of Environmental Protection (AAD). According to him, although the Ruvis company had a pollution permit, the company will be inspected.
"Environmentalists responded immediately, we ensured that extinguishing water did not enter surface sewage systems, we took air and water samples. A new phase of work begins today. Inspections of the metal purchasing and processing company will begin, it will be calculated how much and what kind of waste was burned, what pollutants could enter the air. And certain control actions will simply be applied," Edgaras Skrebė said to LRT radio on Thursday.
"According to preliminary data, the company has a pollution permit," he added.
An AAD spokesperson mentioned that Air pollution spread through Vilnius Lazdynas and Pilaitė districts.
"Regarding air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency has shared primary data on air pollution. It can be seen that the pollution has spread in the West-North direction from the focus of the fire, through Lazdynes to Pilaitė", he mentioned.
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ELTA reminds that fire It happened on Wednesday evening at the landfill located on Paneriau street 56. According to PAGD, the fire was reported at 18.32:5 p.m. Firefighters informed that the open flame was burning about XNUMX thousand. square meter area.
On Thursday morning, at 5.32:XNUMX a.m., it was announced that the large fire that broke out in the scrap yard has been extinguished.
About 60 firefighters from the capital worked at the scene of the incident at night, now a smaller force will work, some crews will remain on duty.
Firefighters managed to protect three buildings from the fire, they are of storage and industrial use, the company's elevator and metal shredder were saved.
Medical crews were on duty at the scene all the time, as well as representatives of the municipality, the police, the company, and environmentalists.
