According to the Fire and Rescue Department (PAGD), fire in the landfill broke out on Tuesday at around 11 a.m. and engulfed around 1 hectare area. It was extinguished after 4 p.m.
The department stated that before 8 p.m. the burned out landfill area was covered with ash and sand. This practice is used when multiple layers of a large area are ablaze as this prevents smouldering and fire in deeper layers.
Firefighters were at the location until 8:45 p.m. to finish up their work and make sure that the blaze would not reignite.
There was a fire in the same landfill in July as well.
Territory of Kaunas regional landfill of harmless waste, also called Lapių landfill, covers an area of 37.4 hectares.
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