FIRE IN NAYRIT LOCALIZED
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
14.05.2009 21:55 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Fire in Nayirit rubber plant is localized. Missing
employees are now being searched. Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan,
Head of Police General Department Alik Sargsyan and Health Minister
Harutyun Kushkyan have atrrived in the scene of action.
There were 27 fire brigades involved in fire extinguishing operations.
Today, about 18:40 p.m. local time, two explosions occurred in
Nairit Plant CJCS, specialized in production of synthetic rubber. The
explosions were followed by fire. 15 minutes later, 9 fire brigades
arrived in the scene of action. Territories surrounding the plant
are closed; no traffic movement is allowed.
RA Ministry on Emergency Situations recommends people living in the
nerighborhood of Nayirit not to open windows. According to available
information, there are no threats of contamination; windows should
be closed not to let smoke in.