Warehouse fire in Riga's Sarkandaugava injures three firefighters after hours-long battle

A major fire broke out on Monday in Riga's Sarkandaugava district, engulfing a multi-storey warehouse building on Aptiekas Street. The incident was reported by the news portal "Degpunkts", which also published video footage from the scene.

Firefighting effort lasted hours

Fire crews worked at the site for an extended period, with efforts to contain and extinguish the flames continuing for several hours. This suggests the fire was of considerable scale, and that tackling a blaze in a multi-storey warehouse building proved a difficult task.

Three firefighters injured

During the intense and prolonged firefighting operation, three firefighters who were involved in extinguishing the blaze were injured. Details about the nature or severity of their injuries have not yet been made public.

It also remains unclear what caused the fire, how much material damage was done to the building and the goods stored inside, and whether the flames have been fully extinguished or firefighting work is still ongoing. Firefighters continued to work at the scene, and video material has provided a glimpse of the scale of the fire and the damage it caused.