Nine People Brought Down From Roof of Press House Quarter High-Rise in Riga

The State Police in Latvia have launched a departmental check over several people being on the roof of a high-rise in the Press House quarter on Balasta dambis in Riga. The incident took place on 13 November, when nine people entered a cordoned-off area without permission and reached the top of the building. The check is intended to establish the circumstances of what happened.

As the LETA news agency was told by the State Police, officers received a call about Balasta dambis, where several people had entered a fenced-off area and climbed to the upper floor of the building. Officers arrived at the scene and found the people in question. A departmental check, which is an internal police review procedure, has been opened in connection with the incident.

The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) said that nine people were on the roof of the 12-storey building. Rescuers brought them down from the roof and handed them over to State Police officers.

The source does not say who these people were, why they climbed onto the roof, or whether anyone was injured. It also gives no information about possible liability or the next steps by police.