A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon, February 7, in a drone factory belonging to the American Edge Autonomy, in the suburbs of the Latvian capital Riga, noted an AFP journalist.
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A high-risk fire broke out in the production building, causing significant smoke, which could be harmful to health!
“, specified for their part, in a tweet, the Latvian firefighters, without mentioning potential victims.
The site of the Edge Autonomy group in Riga manufactures military drones exported to NATO countries but also for the Ukrainian army.
The city of Riga is also home to the headquarters of the American group in Europe.
Based in San Luis Obispo, California, Edge Autonomy specializes in autonomous systems, advanced optics and energy solutions.