Hay bale fire in Bauska, truck and car collide in Iecava
Rescuers of Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service put out a burning hay bale in Bauska on the evening of 12 October and responded to a truck–car collision in Iecava on 13 October. The service's Zemgale region received 14 calls over two days.
On the evening of Monday, 12 October, firefighters in Bauska extinguished a burning hay bale, and on Tuesday, 13 October, rescuers in Iecava were called out after a truck and a passenger car collided. The information came from Aneka Skaidiņa, a spokesperson for Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD).
Hay bale in Bauska
The call to Lidlauka Street in Bauska came in at around 7 p.m. on Monday. A hay bale was burning over an area of two square metres.
Collision in Iecava
Shortly after noon on Tuesday, rescuers were dispatched to Rīgas Street in Iecava. A truck and a passenger car had collided, and technical fluids had spilled onto the roadway. After the incident, the firefighters cleaned up and restored the road.
Calls across the region
Between 6:30 a.m. on 12 October and 6:30 a.m. on 14 October, the VUGD Zemgale regional office received 14 calls in total. Five were for extinguishing fires, seven were for rescue work, and two turned out to be false alarms.
