The training evacuation from Lithuania to Latvia was stalled due to a malfunction in the elevator for people with disabilities.
Even before the exercise began, an "unexpected problem" occurred: the lift for people with disabilities did not work properly. Due to the malfunction, the evacuation of the residents was delayed by 20 minutes.
An elevator intended to board the bus for a person in a wheelchair fell to the ground and got stuck. The passenger had to be lifted onto the bus using a hand lever, after which the staff had difficulty folding the platform.
According to local media, the rest of the exercise went according to plan, and a bus with participants arrived in Kekaba, Latvia.