Fire-hit apartment building in Jelgava still partly without water and electricity on Sunday

Part of a multi-storey apartment building at Stacijas iela 5a in Jelgava, a city in Latvia, remained without running water and electricity on Sunday after a fire overnight, the Jelgava municipality said. The fire broke out in one of the flats, and its consequences continue to affect daily life in the building.

What happened overnight

The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) reported that firefighters rescued seven people from the building. In total, 16 people were evacuated from the house. The municipality said two residents were taken to medical facilities.

Municipal response

On Sunday morning the building was inspected by Irina Malahovska, executive director of the Jelgava municipality. She instructed the municipal police to keep patrol officers at the building, and the company Jelgavas ūdens to place a barrel of drinking water next to it.

The building's manager is continuing work to restore electricity and drinking water supply to the whole house. Water supply is forecast to be restored later today.

Support for residents

The municipality has offered residents temporary accommodation, but so far nobody has needed it. Residents have already returned to their flats. Those who need municipal assistance after the fire are asked to call the municipality's operational information centre on 8787.