A fire broke out Tuesday at a US drone factory in Latvia that has built drones for Ukraine’s military and NATO allies.
Two-dozen police cars, nine fire engines and five ambulances were at the scene of the fire at the factory run by US firm Edge Autonomy on the outskirts of Latvia’s capital.
“A high-risk fire has occurred in the production building, sparking a lot of smoke,” the fire service said on Twitter.
The California-based company produces long-range unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, according to its website.
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A US drone manufacturing facility in Latvia that has built drones for the Ukrainian military and NATO partners caught fire on Tuesday, as per AFP news agency.
To extinguish the fire that broke out at the facility, at least twelve police vehicles, nine fire service engines, and five ambulances reached on the site of the incident. The factory is run by a US company Edge Autonomy outside of the capital of Latvia.
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The fire service while taking to Twitter said, “A high-risk fire has occurred in the production building, sparking a lot of smoke.”
According to the company’s website, the California-based business manufactures long-range unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
The cause of the blaze was not known and no victims were immediately reported.
