On 14 August, at 1:23 p.m., the National Center for Crisis Management received an alertthat an explosion had occurred in the “Surmalu” shopping center.
Six combat units from the fire-rescue squads of the rescue department of Yerevan city of MES, an operative of the National Crisis Management Center, the rescue department of the special purpose rescue operations implementation center of the Rescue Forces Department, and the department of organization of firefighting and rescue operations went to the scene of the fire with the “Number 2” call of the severity of the fire, as well as duty groups and the duty psychologist of the Department of Psychological Support.
According to preliminary data, there was an explosion and a fire, there are victims.
“Number 3” call of fire complexity was announced. Four more combat units from the fire-rescue squads of the rescue department of Yerevan city of MES went to the scene of the incident.
