Last night, there was a fire at the Medininkai border crossing on the Belarus-Lithuania border. It’s known that the fire broke out at around 02:40. As a result, the customs hangar and the administrative part of the building burned down. The traffic through Medininkai is suspended.
The traffic for buses and trucks through Medininkai has been restored, but not for cars yet.
“At 11:30, traffic resumed at the Medininkai checkpoint, trucks and buses are allowed into Lithuania. The movement of cars from Belarus is still restricted, as they are investigating the fire in the premises of the customs office and eliminating the consequences of the fire,” spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service Giedrius Misutis said.
As of 12:00, more than 900 trucks and cars (195 cars and 735 trucks) are waiting to enter Lithuania from Belarus through Medininkai. At the same time, there were 610 trucks and 150 cars at the Beniakoni-Salcininkai border crossing waiting to enter Lithuania.
Photos shows the consequences of the fire at Medininkai.
“At 11:30, traffic resumed at the Medininkai checkpoint, trucks and buses are allowed into Lithuania. The movement of cars from Belarus is still restricted, as they are investigating the fire in the premises of the customs office and eliminating the consequences of the fire,” spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service Giedrius Misutis said.
As of 12:00, more than 900 trucks and cars (195 cars and 735 trucks) are waiting to enter Lithuania from Belarus through Medininkai. At the same time, there were 610 trucks and 150 cars at the Beniakoni-Salcininkai border crossing waiting to enter Lithuania.
Photos shows the consequences of the fire at Medininkai.
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