An explosion at a fireworks storage area broke through a popular market in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, August 14, 2022. The explosion left 36 people injured, killing at least one person, and setting off a large fire.
The market, about two kilometers (over a mile) south of the city center, is popular for its low prices and variety of goods.
There is information as to what had caused the blast. The firemen have tried to put out the blaze that sent a towering column of smoke over the center of Yerevan. Rescue workers and volunteers in civilian clothes searched for victims who might be trapped under rubble.
Fireworks continued to explode as the firemen and rescuers worked amid thick smoke.
A spokesman for the emergency services ministry, Aik Kostanyan, said the casualty toll stood at one person killed and 36 injured, but it was not clear if anyone remained under the rubble. The health ministry said 26 people had been taken to the hospital; 11 of them are minors.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
