Evacuation is underway at “Akropolis”. After the warning siren sounded over the loudspeaker, it was announced to leave the shopping center as quickly as possible,” a reader reported to the news portal “Kas vyksta Kaune” on Tuesday at about 13:39.
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Clarifying this situation, a representative of the Kaunas Fire and Rescue Department told the portal that there are indeed firefighters on Karaliaus Mindaugo Avenue, but they are not there because of the “Akropolis” evacuation.
“On Karaliaus Mindaugo Avenue, in the road section under repair, a gas pipe was damaged. Police and firefighters are currently working there, waiting for the gas workers,” she commented.
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The reasons for the evacuation announcement at “Akropolis” are still unclear.
At about 13:46, the portal was informed that visitors were allowed back into the shopping and leisure center.
“A short evacuation, a false alarm,” the reader wrote.
It turns out that the emergency button was pressed by mistake at “Akropolis”.
“On Tuesday, at about 13:35, the fire alarm at Kaunas “Akropolis” was triggered by mistakenly pressing the emergency alarm button. After assessing the situation, the building evacuation was canceled, and the shopping center continues to operate as usual,” informed Brigita Kuodytė, manager of Kaunas “Akropolis”, to the portal.
