It may take a month to clarify whether the apartment building on Bauskas Street in Riga, damaged as a result of a gas explosion, will be restored or demolished, reported Latvian Television.
At the same time, TV3, citing one of the residents, claims that residents of the 4th and 5th floors are not allowed into the building to retrieve necessary items, including documents. This is only permitted for residents from the 1st to the 3rd floor.
It is also reported that two people injured as a result of the explosion sustained minor injuries. Both patients were examined and released home, confirmed the Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital.
On Monday, representatives of the Riga municipality and apartment owners met for the first time at a meeting to discuss further actions.
Acting Director of the Housing and Environment Department of the Riga City Council, Dace Ziediņa, explained that the next meeting will take place on January 14, when a decision will be made regarding further security measures for the building, as well as a review of the management fee for the house. She stated that a conclusion from the Department of Urban Development regarding further actions concerning the building has also been received — a technical report on the inspection needs to be prepared.
As previously reported, on Friday, an explosion occurred in a five-story apartment building due to damage to the gas pipeline, resulting in the collapse of the fourth and fifth floors of the building, as well as the roof. Two people died as a result of the explosion, and two others were injured. The building has been assigned an emergency status, and its operation is prohibited.
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