On Friday, at 15:17, a fire broke out in a residential house in Prienai district, Veiveriai eldership, Papilvis village. Upon arrival, firefighters found the floors burning and the wall smoldering. During the fire, a man suffered burns and was taken to a medical facility. The wall was scorched, and about 5 sq. m of the floor was cut out. There was no autonomous smoke detector in the house.
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At 18:09 in Kaunas, on Raudondvaris road, three cars, “Toyota Yaris,” “Toyota CHR,” and “Volkswagen,” were burning with open flames. All three cars were damaged: engine compartments burned out, interiors partially burned, bodies thermally affected, windows shattered, tires melted.
On Saturday, at 01:21 in Kaunas, Partizanų street, three passenger cars were damaged in a fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a “BMW 7” burning with open flames; all combustible parts of the BMW burned out, and the body was thermally affected. Two cars parked nearby, “Toyota Prius” and “Audi A3,” were heavily scorched.
On Saturday, at 04:24 in Vilnius district, Rukainiai eldership, Rukainiai village, forest litter was burning. During the fire, 4 hectares of forest litter burned out. Forestry workers also helped extinguish the fire.
A busy weekend for farmers was accompanied by accidents. On Friday, in Kelmė district, Lioliai eldership, Maironiai village, a hay press and about 40 ares of stubble were burning. On Saturday, five combines, a grain dryer, and stubble were burning. Firefighters extinguished combine fires in Biržai, Rokiškis, Kaišiadorys, Lazdijai, and Kalvarija districts. In Jonava district, 35 hectares of stubble and crops burned out.
In Vilnius district, Paberžė eldership, Linkainiai village, at 14:53, grain was burning inside a metal grain dryer. 20 tons of grain were transferred from the dryer conveyor to a trailer. The metal dryer structures were scorched during the fire.
On Sunday, in Kėdainiai district, Truskava eldership, Likėnai village, a barn and 15 tons of old straw inside it burned down, while in Molėtai district, Čiulėnai eldership, Anomislis village, a farm building was burning.
On Sunday, at 14:40, it was reported that an apartment was on fire in a dormitory on Vilties street in Alytus. Upon arrival, firefighters found a bed burning and a lot of smoke in the premises. The bed was scorched, and the living quarters were smoked during the fire. There was no autonomous smoke detector in the apartment. Firefighters used a positive pressure fan to ventilate the premises.
On Friday, at 09:08, firefighters, assisting the police, searched for a possibly drowned person in the Nevėžis river section from Stakliškiai eldership, Gojaus village, to Surviliškis eldership, Vitėnai village, in Kėdainiai district. The drowned body was not found.
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At 12:52, a report was received that three cars collided in Ukmergė district, Pivonija eldership, Vileikiai village, and people might be trapped. Upon arrival, firefighters found “VW Passat” and “Nissan Qashqai” collided, one of which had gone into a ditch. Firefighters used rescue equipment to free a passenger from the car and handed him over to medics. The injured person was taken to a medical facility. The other car’s driver got out on his own. Medics provided assistance at the scene.
Resuscitation of the drowned person was unsuccessful; medics confirmed the death.
On Saturday, at 12:55, it was reported that a man was drowning on Pramonės street near a shelter in Telšiai district. Firefighters used improvised means to pull the submerged man, who was 15 meters from the shore, to the shore. Firefighters and medics attempted resuscitation. They were unsuccessful; medics confirmed the death.
At 20:12, a report was received that a man was drowning in the Baltic Sea under a bridge on J. Basanavičius street in Palanga, 50 meters from the shore. Upon arrival, firefighters were informed that the person had drowned. Two firefighters with a water scooter, together with beach lifeguards and residents, searched for the drowned person. The body of the drowned boy (17 years old) was brought to shore by water scooter.
At 22:28, a report was received that a man could not get out of a water body in Kuršėnai, V. Dambrauskas street, Šiauliai district, city park. Firefighters pulled the man to shore, and medics provided first aid.
On Sunday, at 01:17, in Klaipėda, near Senosios Smiltelės street, firefighters rescued a dog stuck between trees.
At 11:27, a report was received that a car drove into a water canal in Šilutė district, Šilutė eldership, Žalgiriai village. Upon arrival, firefighters found the front part of a “Jeep” submerged in water. Firefighters pulled the driver out, handed him over to medics, and stayed until roadside assistance arrived. Firefighters used improvised means to cut tree branches that hindered pulling the car out and attached a vehicle winch to the car so that roadside assistance could pull the car out of the water body.
At 20:27, in Alytus district, Miroslava eldership, Seimeniškiai village, firefighters pulled a cow out of a pond that was drowning and could not get out on its own.
