Sunday morning turned into an extremely unpleasant surprise for a resident of Imanta. The car that the woman used daily turned into a charred shell — only the metal frame remained, suitable only for scrap metal, reports the show Degpunktā (TV3).
Edgar noticed a burning BMW in the parking lot of an apartment building when the firefighters had already arrived in the yard. It was already clear that little would remain of the car. The extinguishing lasted less than an hour, but the smell of burning plastic lingered in the area for the entire next day.
"At 2:30, the flames were strong. The state police and rescuers arrived. Then they started to extinguish. — (DP: While it was burning, did something explode?) — Yes, there were explosions. From time to time — pops. It could wake someone up — it was loud. I thought someone was setting off fireworks at night. Probably, tires, the tank, something else was exploding," Edgar said.
The car caught fire around two in the morning when most residents were already asleep. In the morning, seeing what was left of her car, the owner of the BMW could not hold back her tears.
A local resident described the owner's reaction: "She cried, of course. — (DP: Was it that same evening?) — No, the next day. The police arrived, and she was standing by the car and crying."
According to neighbors, there have been no reported cases of intentional arson of cars or other property in this area in recent years, but such a possibility cannot be ruled out.
"Maybe someone did set it on fire, but I don’t know who would risk it — just walking by and setting it on fire. You have to be a bit… unhealthy for that. Deliberately damaging someone else's property — that's a pretty serious punishment," Edgar believes.
The car owner reported that she finished her trip around 8:00 PM. By the time of the fire, the car had been parked for at least five hours. In her opinion, it is unlikely that a malfunction in the electronics caused the fire.
"The state police have initiated a criminal case under the second part of Article 185 of the Criminal Code — intentional destruction or damage to someone else's property by arson," said State Police representative Gita Gžibovska.
To determine the cause of the fire and the culprits as soon as possible, the police urge witnesses of the incident to come forward. If you have useful information or video recordings from the scene, please report it by calling 25496866 or 112.
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