NUMBER OF FIRES AND ROAD ACCIDENTS INCREASES IN YEREVAN ON PRE-HOLIDAY AND HOLIDAY DAYS

Noyan Tapan
Jan 10, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of alarm calls made
to Yerevan municipality’s center for management of emergencies on
pre-holiday and holiday days has declined this year compared with
2007. The deputy mayor of Yerevan Vano Vardanian said at the January
8 press conference that 22 natural emergencies and 650 social ones
were registered in Yerevan in the period from late December 2007 to
January 6, 2008.

According to him, the number of fires and road accidents increased
by 318 in the indicated period and made 1,397.