“What is the situation with gas stations?” The RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan was interested in this issue considering the recent explosion in the gas-filling station on Echmiatsin Highway.
Armen Yeritsyan, the RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations said that the mentioned gas-filling station was inspected six months ago, and a number of shortcomings were revealed. The Minister reported that the gas station was fined for 1 million AMD, but the shortcomings were not eliminated. “From now and on we shall more actively work to ensure the safety of gas-filling stations. If there are shortcomings their operations will be stopped immediately,” said the Minister. The Prime Minister mentioned that serious attention should be paid to this problems and eliminate the shortcomings.
