Three people were killed and about 60 injured in an explosion in a shopping center in Yerevan /UPDATED/
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2022 August 14 (Sunday) 17:17:18
6 people were killed and about 60 injured in an explosion in a shopping center in Yerevan
Baku / 15.08.22 / Turan: As a result of the explosion and the ensuing fire in the shopping center of Yerevan on Sunday, 6 people were killed and about 60 were injured. These are the data for August 15, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reported.
Rescue work continues. According to preliminary data, more than 20 people went missing. The cause of the explosion is not yet clear. -0-
Baku/14.08.22/Turan: On the afternoon of August 14, an explosion occurred in the Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan.
The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reported that the three-story warehouse building of the Surmalu shopping center was on fire, there was a partial collapse. According to preliminary data, 1 person died, 33 were injured.
According to Radio Azatutsyun, according to preliminary data, the explosion occurred in a three-story building, which was completely destroyed. The shock wave destroyed dozens of objects within a radius of 300-400 meters. Firefighters are fighting the blaze, and the number of casualties is rising. -0-
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