Fire destroys control equipment at Panevėžys glass factory

A fire at a glass factory in Panevėžys on Tuesday destroyed control equipment and damaged part of the roof, LRT reported. No one was injured.

The fire broke out in a glass container production workshop on Pramonės Street. Firefighters were alerted at 7.25pm and found the building’s roof and production equipment inside engulfed in flames.

Rescuers evacuated 25 workers from the factory. The fire damaged a glass container-forming machine and destroyed its control equipment. Part of the roof covering also burned. The fire was extinguished at 8.53pm.