VUGD confirmed that at 16:52 the Service received information about a fire on Ezermalas Street.
The outer wall of the five-story education establishment building was on fire in the area of 80 square meters, and the fire had also spread inside the building – in the basement of 35 square meters, on the second floor of one square meter, and a ventilating shaft of 40 square meters. People didn't suffer in the fire.
Rīgā otrdienas vakarā izcēlies ugunsgrēks izcēlies Valsts policijas koledžā, informē @ugunsdzeseji. Sociālajos tīklos publicētajos video redzams, ka deg piecstāvu izglītības iestādes ēkas ārsiena. VUGD informē, ka degšana izplatās arī ēkas iekšpusē. pic.twitter.com/JwJDf3Usss
— LTV Ziņu dienests (@ltvzinas) December 27, 2022
The flame spread was restricted at 20:32, work on the site of the event continued later.
According to the police, the fire occurred after working hours, and there are no victims.
The police are investigating the circumstances.