At least one person was killed, 20 people were hurt, and a significant fire was started after a powerful explosion at a storage place for fireworks tore through a market in the capital of Armenia on Sunday.
Unknown numbers of individuals are claimed to be buried under debris, according to the city mayor’s office. There was a huge cloud of smoke over Yerevan following the explosion and fire at the Surmalu market.
A fireworks explosion at a market in Yerevan
At least one person was killed, 20 people were hurt, and a significant fire was started after a powerful explosion at a storage place for fireworks tore through a market in the capital of Armenia on Sunday.
Unknown numbers of individuals are claimed to be buried under debris, according to the city mayor’s office. There was a huge cloud of smoke over Yerevan following the explosion and fire at the Surmalu market.
The market is located more than a mile (two kilometers) south of the city’s core. Levon Sardaryan, a spokesman for the mayor of Yerevan, reported that rescuers were working hard to extricate victims from the wreckage. According to him, the explosion occurred near a storage facility for pyrotechnics.
At least one person was murdered, according to the emergency services ministry of Armenia, while 20 others were hurt.
Cause of fire at Yerevan market
At least one person was killed, 20 people were hurt, and a significant fire was started after a powerful explosion at a storage place for fireworks tore through a market in the capital of Armenia on Sunday.
Statement of Emergency services ministry of Armenia
At least one person was murdered, according to the emergency services ministry of Armenia, while 20 others were hurt.
What happened at market in Yerevan?
On August 14, 2022, smoke can be seen rising from Surmalu Market, which is located 1.2 miles (two kilometers) south of the city center of Yerevan, Armenia.
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On Sunday, a huge market in the Armenian capital was struck by a powerful explosion that reportedly trapped people under debris and started a fire. According to the emergency service in Armenia, which was quoted by the Interfax news agency, the explosion happened in a structure at the Surmalu market where fireworks were sold.
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