Fire breaks out at confectionary company in Vilnius

On Tuesday afternoon, 16 July, a fire started at Pergalė confectionery plant in Vilnius city. The fire was localised and was not spreading. There were no reports of injuries.

The news agency ELTA has learned from Sonata Kukienė, a representative of the Fire and Rescue Department (PAGD), that a call about the fire in Graičiūnas Street was received at 2:40 p.m.

According to her, when firefighters arrived at the scene, smoke was rising from the company’s warehouse. People were evacuated. The chimney of a gas boiler was on fire and was being extinguished through the roof. The fire was localised at around 3:38 p.m. and was not spreading.