Residents of the house near which the plane crashed will be able to return home on Tuesday to pick up their most important things, says the mayor of Vilnius Valdas Benkunskas.
"Yesterday, we spoke with the specialists of the Fire Rescue Service, that they will be given the opportunity to enter the premises with a police escort and take the necessary items. Be it personal documents, or money, or medicine. Such an opportunity will definitely be created," the mayor of the capital told LRT radio on Tuesday morning.
According to him, there is no danger for residents to visit their homes for a short time. Access to the home is restricted due to the ongoing investigation.
"For the investigation, that area will be cordoned off for at least a few days, maybe even a few weeks, until the specialists arrive." "Yesterday, the police officers performed local scanning procedures and digitization, because every detail lying on the ground is significant," he said. V. Benkunskas.
ELTA reminds that early Monday morning in the capital, near Vilnius airport, near the residential building, a cargo plane of the German company DHL fell and crashed.
According to preliminary data, the pilot who died in the accident is a Spanish citizen. In addition, three persons flying on the plane were injured - citizens of Lithuania, Germany and Spain. According to Elta, one of them is in a more serious condition, the other is less injured.
According to the mayor of the capital, Valdas Benkunskas, 13 people were evacuated from the buildings near the accident site. They will continue to be taken care of Vilnius city municipality.
According to the fire protection and rescue department, the aircraft is completely destroyed. When the plane fell near the house, nearby storerooms and a car caught fire. Fire is already under control.
According to Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the National Crisis Management Center, according to preliminary data, the plane crash was an accident. At that time, the general commissioner of the police, Arūnas Paulauskas, mentions that it should not be ruled out that this accident is a possible terrorist act.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the improper maintenance or repair of vehicles or roads, the equipment in them, and the violation of international flight rules. The Ministry of Justice, in turn, launched a safety investigation.
Karolina Konopackienė (ELTA)