Vidzeme firefighters respond to five calls in 24 hours
The Vidzeme regional office of Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service received five calls in the 24 hours to the morning of 20 October. A car engine compartment burned in Valmiera, and roof structures of a commercial building burned in Cēsis.
The Vidzeme regional office of Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) received five calls in the 24 hours from 6:30 a.m. on 19 October to 6:30 a.m. on 20 October. Firefighters were sent to two fires and one rescue operation, while the other two calls turned out to be false alarms.
Fires in Valmiera and Cēsis
In Valmiera, firefighters were needed on Beātes Street on 19 October. The engine compartment of a passenger car was on fire, with flames covering an area of 2 m².
In Cēsis, a fire broke out in a single-storey commercial building on Lenču Street. VUGD received the call at 1:54 p.m. The roof structures of the building were burning over 2 m². Four people evacuated the building before the service arrived. The fire was extinguished at 2:59 p.m.
Nationwide picture
Across Latvia, VUGD received a total of 46 calls over the same 24 hours. Of these, 11 were for extinguishing fires, 21 were for rescue operations, and 14 were false alarms.
VUGD is the state body that responds to fires and other emergencies, and it regularly publishes summaries of the number and types of calls it receives each day.
