As of 10:30 on 15 August, firefighting and search and rescue operations are ongoing.
57 fire-rescuers, 10 fire-fighters and 1 rescue equipment, 2 ladder trucks, operative teams of the National Crisis Management Center of the Rescue Department of the Yerevan City Rescue Department, Medical Support Department, Fire Fighting and Rescue Operations Department, the psychologist on duty of the Psychological Support Department and the vehicle of the Gas and Smoke Protection Service, the Urban Search and Rescue Teams of Shirak and Tavush, 15 volunteers from the “VOMA” Military-Patriotic non-governmental organization and 7 volunteers from the “Red Cross” humanitarian organization.
Firefighting works are carried out in 4 locations. 6 tractors of the municipality, 2 dump trucks, 2 water tankers, and 2 ambulance crews were also involved in the works.
The duty team of the Psychological Support Department provides psychological support to citizens on the spot. Citizens can get psychological support by calling the hotline “911”.
21 of the 56 citizens who applied to medical centers of the city of Yerevan continue to receive treatment, and the remaining 35, having received appropriate medical care, were discharged.
As a result of search and rescue operations, the bodies of 6 citizens were found (Misak Patvakan Margaryan, born in 1964, Anahit Vazgen Mkhitaryan, born in 1967, Jemma Sargis Nazaryan, born in 1960, Anahit Zarzand Khalatyan, Vardan Gurgen Kocharyan, born in 1960 and Gayane Artavazd Avetisyan. , born in 1966).
Armen Pambukhchyan, the Minister of Emergency Situations, coordinates the fire fighting at the scene.
RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was present at the scene.
As a result of the calls received to the 911 hotline of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the following citizens can be considered missing in the territory of the “Surmalu” Shopping Center:
1. Aram Hayrapetyan, born in 1981
2. Marat Shahbazyan
3. Sirarpi Khachatryan
4. Mariam Khachatryan
5. Harut Garakyan
6. Gagik Karapetyan
7. Artavazd Hayrapetyan
8. Erna Grigoryan, born in 1980
9. Hrachya Sargsyan, born in 1976
10. Vachagan Yeghoyan, born in 2000
11. Vanik Amirkhanyan
12. Ksenia Badalyan, born in 1981
13. Aram Harutyunyan
14. David Mkhitaryan
15. Vanik Karapetyan
16. Narine Karapetyan
17. Valod Karapetyan
18. Mehri Tahreri (Citizen of Iran)
If you have any information about missing citizens, please call the “911” hotline.
Let us remind that on 14 August, at 1:23 p.m., the National Center for Crisis Management recieved alerted that an explosion took place in the “Surmalu” Shopping Center located at 15 Arshakunyats str., in Yerevan, causing a fire, and the three-story building partially collapsed. As a result of the explosion, there are 6 victims, 56 injured. 18 citizens are considered missing.
