At the Fire Protection and Rescue Department, 15min learned that the report of a fire in the village of Varputėnai in the Kuršėnai rural eldership was received at 13:05.
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Upon arrival, firefighters found that equipment and fiberglass were burning with open flames in the production premises.
Due to the scale of the fire, forces were concentrated at the scene according to the third dispatch number. Seven fire trucks, a vehicle for transporting water, and a command vehicle participated in the extinguishing efforts.
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According to preliminary data, employees managed to leave the production premises when the fire broke out. No reports of injured or otherwise affected people were received.
At 15:04, the Fire Protection and Rescue Department informed that firefighters managed to localize the fire and stop further spread of the flames. The duty officer of the Situation Coordination Department of the Fire Protection and Rescue Department told 15min that at 15:24 the fire was declared extinguished. Final works are underway.
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