Fire in Riga's Sarkandaugava District Cuts Two Public Transport Routes Short

A fire broke out on Monday, 2 November, at 4 Tvaika Street in Riga's Sarkandaugava district, disrupting public transport. Rīgas satiksme, the municipal company that runs public transport in the Latvian capital, reports that trolleybus route 3 towards Kundziņsala and bus route 49 towards Daudersala have been suspended on the affected section. Vehicles on both routes are currently running only as far as the Sarkandaugava terminus.

What is known about the incident

The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) said on the social network X that it received the emergency call to Tvaika Street shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday. The fire started in an unmanaged building. Firefighters are working at the scene with eight water tankers and several aerial ladder trucks.

The site at 4 Tvaika Street is an area used by several companies and contains workshops and warehouses.

Traffic restrictions

Traffic is closed at the beginning of Tvaika Street. The fire service asks drivers to choose alternative routes, for example Aptiekas Street.

The source gives no information about casualties, the cause of the fire or how long the restrictions may last.