1 INJURED, 6 CARS AND WATER PIPLINE DAMAGED IN A BLAST NEARBY NAIRIT

Panorama.am
13:16 25/09/06

An explosion was reported near Nairit, a giant rubber-producing factory
in Yerevan, on Saturday. The blast shocked the nearby communities
and caused considerable damage. Fortunately no human fatalities were
reported. One citizen has been injured, 6 cars have been damaged
and damage has been caused to the water pipelines and the sewage. A
criminal case has been instituted into the case.

Yerevan Rescue Services received an emergency call at about 7 p.m. on
Saturday saying something exploded near Noragavit graveyard. The
rescue team arrived and several top officials also hurried to the
place of the incident, among them Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan,
Minister of Regional Administration H. Abrahamyan.

Nature Protection Minister V. Aivazyan. Minister of Health N. Davidyan
and several others.

Initial reports said an underground explosion took place in Nairit
collector without outburst of fire.

The composition of the substance that caused the blast is under study
now.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress