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A campervan was completely destroyed by fire in Ropaži, Latvia. Firefighters found a man's body after extinguishing the blaze, which took about three hours due to a distant water source.
A campervan burned down completely in the Latvian town of Ropaži. After the fire was extinguished, rescuers discovered the body of a man with no signs of life. According to one source, the firefighting lasted about three hours due to the remote water intake; another source states the distance to the water source was seven kilometres, complicating the operation.
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A motorhome burned down completely in the Latvian village of Ropazi. Rescuers found a man's body without signs of life only after extinguishing the fi...
A motorhome burned down completely in the Latvian village of Ropazi. Rescuers found a man's body without signs of life only after extinguishing the fire, which lasted about three hours due to the remote water source.
A motorhome burned down completely in Ropaži, Latvia. Firefighters found the body of a man without signs of life only after extinguishing the blaze, w...
A motorhome burned down completely in Ropaži, Latvia. Firefighters found the body of a man without signs of life only after extinguishing the blaze, which was complicated by the nearest water source being seven kilometers away.
Updated: 18.07.2026
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