LatviaPublished: 27 June 2026 at 22:36

Fire breaks out in garden house in Voleri, near Spilve airfield

On Saturday evening, a fire erupted in a garden house on Voleru Street in Riga. Firefighters localized the blaze within 23 minutes.

The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) received a call at 21:25 about a fire on Voleru Street in Riga, where a 20-square-meter garden house was burning. The fire was contained by 21:48, and firefighters remain at the scene. VUGD representative Anete Strazdiņa confirmed the incident occurred near Spilve airfield.

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