NUMBER OF FIRES DECREASES, OF VICTIMS INCREASES

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. During the first half of 2005, 552
cases of fire were fixed in Armenia, as a result of which 15 people
died, 11 had injuries (during the same period of 2004, 5 and 14). As
Noyan Tapan was informed by the Department on Emergency Situations
attached to Government, compared with the same period of 2004, fires
on territories covered with grass have decreased this year what is
conditioned with heavy rains in May and June. 248 cases of fires were
fixed in Yerevan what is less by 76 compared with the same period
of 2004.