“Today, late at night, residents were evacuated from an apartment building on Gabija Street. Residents of 72 apartments had to leave their homes as it was noticed that the ceilings and walls of the building began to crack. Some of the residents temporarily stayed with their relatives, others were provided with temporary accommodation in a hotel by the municipality.
Experts work at the scene. It will be assessed tonight whether the building can continue to be operated safely. Anyway, the house in 2004. construction is not old, but has been investigated more than once for similar problems. Brocade obvious, but all the answers need research, ”the deputy mayor writes.
In Vilnius, Gabijos Street, after the wall of an apartment building broke, residents evacuated from the building, BNS informed on Monday evening Fire Protection and Rescue Department.
“A notification was received regarding Gabijos str. 30 cracks in the stairwell and some apartments. Our forces went to the place, confirmed the fact, sent construction experts to assess the condition, people are evicted and evacuated for the sake of security, ”said Saulius Žilinskas, a representative of PAGD.
He said he could not yet say how many people had been evacuated.
“This is currently being done,” S. Žilinskas said.
The notification of the incident was received at about 7 pm, the Civil Protection Division of Vilnius City Municipality was also informed about it.
According to the local deputy mayor of the capital Valdas Benkunskas, according to BNS, according to preliminary data, about 100 people were evacuated from the apartment building.
“Residents have been disciplined. (…) Some people took care of themselves where they could spend the night. The municipality also provided the hotel for the night, ”he said.
Director of Vilnius Municipality Administration Povilas Poderskis BNS later said there were a total of 72 flats in the house, of which “about 100 to 200 residents” had been evacuated. According to him, the exact number of evacuated residents is not yet known.
According to the deputy mayor, the apartment building was built in 2004, but “is already known as problematic from earlier times.”
He said the original cause of the incident was expected to be known as early as tonight.
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