Enhanced service is being implemented in the Rescue Service units of Yerevan city and neighboring marzes. 350 rescue workers have participated in the firefighting operations.
Hayk Kostanyan, the spokesperson of Emergency Situations reported.
“Rescuers have taken out 10 victims, 6 bodies, and 21 vehicles from under the rubble. Firefighting and search operations are ongoing. About 150 volunteers participate in the works.
The complexity of the search and rescue operations is caused by the scale of the collapse and the fire,” he said.
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Let us remind that yesterday, on 14 August, an explosion took place in the territory of the “Surmalu” Shopping Center, causing a fire and collapse. A three-story building partially collapsed. The ruins cover an area of 8000-9000 square meters.
A call “No. 3” for the complexity of the fire was announced. 10 combat units from the fire-rescue squads of the rescue department of Yerevan city of MES went to the scene of the incident.
As a result of the calls received to the 911 hotline of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the following citizens can be considered missing in the territory of the “Surmalu” Shopping Center:
- Aram Hayrapetyan, born in 1981
- Vardan Kocharyan, born in 1960.
- Marat Shahbazyan
- Sirarpi Khachatryan
- Mariam Khachatryan
- Harut Garakyan
- Gagik Karapetyan
- Artavazd Hayrapetyan
- Erna Grigoryan, born in 1980
- Hrachya Sargsyan, born in 1976
- Vachagan Yeghoyan, born in 2000
- Vanik Amirkhanyan
- Anahit Khalatyan
- Ksenia Badalyan, born in 1981.
- Aram Harutyunyan
- David Mkhitaryan
If you have any information about missing citizens, please call the “911” hotline.
There are 6 victims: Anahit Mkhitaryan, Misak Margaryan, Jemma Nazaryan and Gayane Avetisyan. Two of the victims have not been identified.
