Air balloons carrying contraband damaged power lines and exploded in Lithuania

Collision with power grid caused accident

On 21 October, an incident occurred in central Lithuania when two air balloons loaded with smuggled cigarettes collided with power lines and exploded. This was reported on Thursday by Lithuanian broadcaster LRT, citing data from the Kaunas city fire and rescue service.

First incident in Kėdainiai district

According to the services, on Wednesday, 21 October, at 06:00 in the morning, firefighters arrived in the village of Padotnuvis (Kėdainiai district). The cause of the call was a report of a fire on Draugystės Street.

Upon arriving at the scene, rescuers established that an air balloon transporting smuggled cigarettes had snagged on electrical wires. It exploded upon impact, and its debris continued to burn along the roadside.

Second accident in Kaišiadorys district

On the same day, around 23:00, a similar situation occurred in the village of Šaknai (Kaišiadorys district). Residents reported an explosion and a fire that broke out in a field.

Rescuers determined that the cause was an air balloon carrying contraband snagging on power lines, which led to it catching fire.