According to the State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), at 14:46 on Tuesday, December 10, a call was received in Rīga, where a room of 20 square meters and a corridor of 15 square meters were on fire in an apartment on the third floor of a five-story residential building.
Before the arrival of the VUGD, 15 people were evacuated from the building, and rescuers evacuated 15 more people. Eight more people were rescued, two with the help of an extension ladder and six with the help of rescue masks.
According to the Riga Municipality, it is offering all possible assistance to the residents who were evacuated from the fire-stricken social house on Tuesday afternoon. Seven people whose rooms were damaged have now applied for temporary accommodation, while the remaining residents were allowed to return to their apartments.
The heating and electricity in the building are expected to be restored on Wednesday, December 11, after the necessary repairs have been carried out. The house will also be guarded, as several doors were broken during the rescue work.
The building has about 100 rental contracts for social apartments, as well as the “Purvciems” structure of the Riga Social Service and the day center service of the “Rīgas rūpju bērns” association.
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